The Geecologist

Departure[s]

Departure[s]

Oct 3, 2026 | Fiction | 0 comments

The other day, I discovered an alarming possibility. No, worse: an alarming fact. I have an old friend, a consultant radiologist, who for years has been sending me clippings from the British Medical Journal. She knows that my interest tends towards the ghoulish and...
Journey To The End Of The Night

Journey To The End Of The Night

Sep 14, 2024 | Fiction | 0 comments

While we kept Robinson’s eyes bandaged, he told me about his beginnings in life. When he was eleven, his parents had apprenticed him to a high-class shoemaker. One day he delivered a pair of shoes to a lady customer, and she invited him to share a pleasure which...
The 100% Perfect Girl

The 100% Perfect Girl

Sep 21, 2013 | Fiction, Short Stories | 0 comments

One beautiful April morning, on a narrow side street in Tokyo’s fashionable Harujuku neighbourhood, I walked past the 100% perfect girl. Tell you the truth, she’s not that good-looking. She doesn’t stand out in any way. Her clothes are nothing special. The back of her...
The Pale King

The Pale King

Aug 29, 2011 | Fiction | 0 comments

‘My shit story. Hide-and-seek, gang of neighbourhood kids, twilight. I’m running for home base and trip over decorative logs somebody bordered his driveway with and went flying and put my hands out to like shield the impact and what do you suppose...