There's no such thing as normal
It was a bright, if slightly chilled, morning on Gravel Bay Beach. The large stretch of beach beyond him was quiet, just the way he liked it. He strode along, coffee cup in hand, as his labrador Elmer bounded back and forth presenting all sorts of items in his mouth. It was the best way... Continue Reading →
I glance down as a notification pops up in the bottom right hand corner of my screen. I lazily click on it, expecting confirmation of a decision on my most recent case. Instead the words DECISION: PENDING fill the screen. My blood (is it blood?!) runs through me, cold as ice. My hand holding the... Continue Reading →
"The King insists, my lady, he has much to consider and does not wish to interrupt your slumber. Please, after you.” Counsellor Jerethan wiped the sweat from his overactive brow and hustled Queen Imsin of Dracwell into her warm, firelit room. This was the fourth time this week he had been required to convince the... Continue Reading →
Chapter 1 Do you like high stakes? Are you an internet search wizard? Can you keep a secret? We're hiring! Call us today! I'd been sat in front of the laptop now for at least 2 hours. Between ordering coffees from the comfortable surroundings of table 106 of generic coffee place number 5 in the... Continue Reading →
Most mornings were the same back then. I woke up, I had breakfast, I got dressed and went to school. 5 days a week, every week for 8 years. The morning in question was just another one of those. 1 Wednesday in 1 week out of 52, but when I close my eyes I can... Continue Reading →
Hornswall, the most Northern of Kingdoms was the very tip of our world. Royalty - loved, respected and feared sat as the centerpiece, the very heartbeat of the Kingdom. A vast sweeping domain of cities, woods and seasons, Hornswall had once been a Kingdom fractured by borders and dominated by bloodshed for decades. Since the... Continue Reading →
Jeff Brooks Short Stories 