"Offbeat ... Surreal ... Poetic ... Otherworldly." - Writing Magazine****Hashtag Junket** – The darkest side of fame as seen through the lens of a social media exchange between two Hollywood film stars. Kodiak – A lonely apex predator fights terrible primal urges and seeks higher spiritual ground when a human wanders into his territory. Tyger Bright – In a dystopian future where celebrities are cloned for the sex industry and ethics be damned, a buttoned-down psychiatrist and a neurotic patient are searching for love. U-Turn – The spectre of a German U-Boat commander boards an ex-WW2 gunship to the horror of her current crew of stoners. Do Not Disturb – A man checks in to a hotel in order to check out, but his attempt is disrupted by a cleaner. The Trawlerman’s Dream – Set in the world of The Horseman’s Dream, this spin-off story charts the trials of a trawlerman whose Totem broadcast has sickened everyone into rejecting fish as food, much to the chagrin of Big Fish Industries, who want him brought in dead or alive. White Orchids – What’s the strangest dinner you’ve ever experienced? Was catharsis on the menu? Something in the Water – A chance encounter in a mountain bothy between a climatologist and a weed-smoking drifter changes the course of civilisation. Styx Solutions – Cryogenics is old news. Saying goodbye will never be the same. Date with Gaia – Strange experiments lead to strange places for a test subject whose obsession with an entity borders on lust, threatening to tear a hole between dimensions. Snakes and Ladders – If you’re ever inclined to judge a book by its cover, this story might remind you to do so silently, if you must. The Column – A young man wakes up atop a giant column in the middle of the sea with no land in sight and nothing but memories for sustenance. Rondonia – A Cambridge professor, beleaguered by the intelligence services, gathers his fellow academics together at a furtive meeting to disclose a truly cosmic secret before it’s too late. The Banquet – An events planner who still suffers from the trauma of childhood bullying is gifted an unmissable opportunity for sweet revenge when her tormentor unwittingly books her to organise her wedding. Journeyman – An ageing boxer with flimsy regard for the honour of pugilism takes up one last fight. Orchestra – A shy composer teams up with a lovelorn colleague to create something incredible, proving that a broken heart can drive us to feats of immense consequence and beauty. Paradise – A cybercriminal couple escape to a remote mountain town with their haul, hoping to start a new life. Strange visions warn the woman that something horrific is about to befall them, but she is reluctant to say anything lest it condemn her already fragile marriage. Seppuku – A PTSD-damaged victim of crime loses his mother and finds solace in a book of samurai codes of honour. As the great dishonour and shame in every corner of his poverty-stricken world becomes ever more apparent, he fears that seppuku might be the only way to redeem himself. As his grip on reality falters, so increases the likelihood of a revenge-driven, blood-spattered showdown.**