Bevan’s ride home was circuitous. He went via the lake near the town and had a cone and a think before he went home. Like Rick, he couldn’t stand getting back into normal life after a day’s fishing. But unlike…
Afflicted – 04: Chapter 3
All day Jack had been worrying about ditching school again to go fishing. His mum had really got shitty with him last time he did and had vowed to severely curtail his extracurricular activities if he didn’t start taking his…
Afflicted – 03: Chapter 2
Bevan left before Rick did, as usual. Rick liked to spend time by himself down at the river. While he liked to think of it as his own meditative, religious experience, he didn’t class himself as a spiritual sort of…
Afflicted – 02: Chapter 1
The afternoon was sunny, and the area sheltered from the breeze that kicked up along the top of the rise far across the river. An afternoon as lazy as any Wednesday could be. Perfect for fishing, in fact, something that…
Afflicted – 01
Well, here it is: the first installment of my serialised book. Leave comments & etc. I’m doing this Dickens-style. All comments will be considered in the context of the story and the forthcoming works, and may well influence what I…