The Machine Stops
For a moment Vashti felt lonely. Then she generated the light, and the sight of her room, flooded with radiance and studded with electric buttons, revived her. There were buttons and switches everywhere—buttons to call for food, for music, for clothing. There was the...
Full Spectrum
Listen to Full Spectrum byAble Baker Charlie on hearthis.at A charity record?! Nah, not Live8 or Do They Know It's Christmas? (he says showing his age) these are tracks that slap for a good cause. In this case, it's to support kids with autism, and their families. You...
Abecedarian Spelling Bee
If the Abecedarians existed, then they were a subsect of Anabaptists who believed God would enlighten his chosen ones from within themselves, imparting knowledge by means of visions and 'ecstasies'. They were characterised by their rejection of all human knowledge,...
Journey To The End Of The Night
Here's how it started. I'd never said a word. Not one word. It was Arthur Ganate that made me speak up. Arthur was a friend from med school. So we meet on the Place Clichy. It was after breakfast. He wants to talk to me. I listen. "Not out here," he says. "Let's go...
Pedro Paramo
Up and downhill we went, but always descending. We had left the hot wind behind and were sinking into pure, airless heat. The stillness seemed to be waiting for something. “It’s hot here,” I said. “You might say. But this is nothing,” my companion replied. “Try to...