Tag: short reads

  • Nell

    Nell pretended she hadn’t seen, of course. As she had shuffled along the hall she first heard the quiet sobs, then round the corner came into view the hunched figure of her grey haired daughter over the shabby kitchen table. On the table lay several papers. Bills. Overdue notices. A newly opened envelope, the latest…

  • I, Friend.

    “What does that mean?” The Android’s face adopted the oft used ‘questioning’ pose, from their limited array of expressions. Head tilted, subtle eyebrow raise. Basic manoeuvres that had taken months of design.  “Well,” I paused to consider my answer. “It means a person who is there for you.” “They are physically present when you are…