There can’t be many things more welcoming than a roaring fire in the middle of winter. Snow lay heaped in piles outside, but we warmed ourselves in front of the small parlour’s hearth. A grandfather clock in the corner ticked away the minutes, and dull chatter floated through from the main bar of the saloon […]
Flash Fiction
Friday Flash – Incommunicado
This is the last in my superhero series – for the time being, at least. I know everyone’s been enjoying them but if I’m honest, I’m getting bored writing them, and you have to love what you write. Don’t worry though, I’m sure I’ll go back to the saga at some point. In the meantime, […]
Friday Flash – Where is Captain Astounding?
City superhero, Captain Astounding, has gone missing just days after we published his opinion piece, beseeching the good people of this City not to fall for Icy Von Doom’s recent recruitment drive. The alarm was raised yesterday evening after two separate incidents saw the use of the A Signal, with no response from the Captain. […]
Friday Flash – Opinion Piece
In recent years, the streets of our fair city have been a battleground in the ongoing fight between Captain Astounding and Icy Von Doom. Last week we ran a feature detailing a Day in the Life of a Henchman after Von Doom granted us access to one of her newest employees, hired following a recent […]
Friday Flash – A Day in the Life of a Henchman
Eagle-eyed readers may have spotted a peculiar job advertisement among our employment pages several weeks ago. Supervillain Icy Von Doom is currently on a recruitment drive following her recent epic clash with our homegrown hero, Captain Astounding. Despite the heavy casualties sustained by her legion of henchmen, the self-styled Mistress of the Macabre has allowed […]
