The Strangest Comfort Icy Sedgwick The shit only hits the fan when you’ve devoted a sizeable chunk of your life to planning for it to not hit the fan. Take today, for example. If everything had gone according to plan, I would now be sitting in the departures lounge, reading a book and probably [...]
Cobalt Blue Jasmine Gallant “Are you Sam Harris?” “Yes.” “Who do you work for?” “How many times are you going to ask me that?” “Until we get the right answer. Now tell me Mr Harris, who do you work for?” … “Another cup, Sam?” Melissa, the tired and frumpy waitress, stands in front of [...]
Freedom Laura Eno “You couldn’t even arrange for a straight flight home?” Her husband continued the same lament he’d been repeating since they boarded the plane. Even though they were on final descent, Mary was sure he’d badger her about it through the final leg of their trip. “It’s only a one hour layover. [...]
The Other Side of Limbo Claudia Osmond “You will come back to chat some more, won’t you?” Mildred called, her feeble voice swallowed up in the commotion of the airport crowd. The woman walking away didn’t seem to hear her. She just kept her nose buried in the book she was reading as she [...]
Where The Heart Is Tina Hunter The airport parking lot was overflowing but flashing my badge secured me a spot near Neets’ green Toyota. I parked and sat there. I shouldn’t have come back to work yet. “Tori?” I looked out my window and saw Neets staring at me. I waved half-heartedly before stepping [...]
Baggage Carrie Clevenger The baggage proceeded down the belt like a line of squared coffins in outlandish colours and fake crocodile hide, interspersed with a few lumps of ecru and charcoal. Leon and Bullwick, graveyard shift workers, yawned in unison over the beige hulk. They had to shout to hear one another over the [...]
Chinese Whisperings invites you to kick back with your favourite beverage and Take Five with J.M. Strother.
The Red Book, Audio Trailer
