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Short Stories

Less than a two hour read - Available to buy as individual stories.

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Train to Zaandam

For one of them, it’s the end of the line.

In the frigid dawn of a Dutch winter, Kurt, a disgraced former conductor, works alongside the enigmatic Regalia, a woman of shifting accents and dangerous unpredictability. Their daily con is simple; pose as train conductors, scan passenger cards with counterfeit machines, and pass the stolen data to handlers who siphon euros from unsuspecting commuters.

 

When a sharp-eyed tourist in a pink coat challenges their authority, their carefully constructed facade crumbles.In the chaotic minutes that follow, Kurt and Regalia’s partnership reveals the brutal truth that in their world, survival often means leaving others behind.

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The Hidden Pool

Some secrets refuse to stay buried.

When Soren discovers old documents in the Museum, he unearths a long-buried truth that refuses to remain silent. In the empty gallery, where water inexplicably seeps through the concrete floor and voices echo, Soren discovers the sad story of a young girl who disappeared in 1873.

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As Soren’s own isolation mirrors the girl’s desperate loneliness, he becomes increasingly obsessed with her story, unable to distinguish between his desire for justice and his own yearning for connection. Dark secrets find their way to the surface, and a deadly embrace offers a terrible comfort to those who have nothing left to lose.

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Some stories don’t merely exist in the past; they reach through time when the truth remains unacknowledged.

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An Unidentified Aquatic Creature

The creature knew exactly what was happening and it was furious! 

An animal welfare inspector and a trainee doctor face an ethical dilemma when they discover an unusual captive creature in the basement of a run-down pet shop.What begins as a straightforward rescue quickly becomes complicated as they realise their good intentions may have put them in danger.

 

Their mission to return this being to its rightful home forces them to question everything they thought they knew about the natural world and their place in it.This contemporary Dark Fantasy explores themes of freedom, responsibility and the often murky line between helping and harming.

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Freya's Cat

A dark tale of transformation, power, and quiet rebellion

On a windswept northern island, Melody finds herself enduring yet another joyless holiday under the watchful eye of her controlling mother. But when an unexpected encounter draws her into a world far stranger and far older than she could have imagined, everything begins to shift. What follows is a quietly powerful journey of awakening, where beauty hides in unlikely places, and ancient forces still move among us.

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As the boundaries between myth and reality blur, Melody must confront who she is and who she might become if she dares to step into her own story.

 

​Atmospheric, imaginative, and laced with dark humour, Freya’s Cat is a modern fable about claiming your power, and rewriting the narrative.

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