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Flashback – On A Cold and Frosty Morning
I can never go back. They’re all after me. They’re all going to know what I did. They’ll never understand why. There’s no way out for me. There’s no way back from what I’ve become. There’s no way to undo what I’ve done. It was supposed to be an easy job. It was an easy…
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Flashback – I Am Become Death
I am a monster. My therapist disagreed. My parents were so proud. They made sure that everyone in town knew that I was responsible for their safety. My girlfriend looked at me with a kind of frightened, begrudging respect. I don’t think that she ever loved me, or even really liked me, but she was…
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The Silent One
Everyone said that Mrs Goodal had lost it. The village thought that they understood why, but they had no idea. What happened to her son was horrible. Daniel got lost in the woods when coming home from school, and was never seen again. The whole village searched for him, but there was no sign of…
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The Shepherd – Part Five
March 16th 2023 He says that you want it too, Mum. Is this true? I dreamed of you last night. It felt so real that I thought I was awake. We were at the old maisonette, do you remember? On the Swallow estate, where we were housed after they knocked down the old place by…
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The Shepherd – Part Four
March 14th 2023 I’m not a coward Mum, but I’ve got to do what’s right. That’s the only thing getting me through this. He says I’m a coward, but he’s wrong. I’m living in Hell, but I’m doing it for everyone back home, so that they can be safe. There are kids that need to…