The back of Jack’s house was like many old weatherboard places that don’t get painted often enough. The creamy-white paint was curling and lifting from the edges of the weatherboards, and years of boys playing with various toys, balls, and…
Afflicted 06: Chapter 5
The rest of the week passed uneventfully, and by Saturday each of those who were in trouble were granted grace enough to get out of the house and go fishing again. Apparently the desire for fresh fish sometimes outweighed punishment,…
Afflicted – 05: Chapter 4
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…