Christopher Bean

Missy and Jess

Missy's Last Day Out Jerome and Missy stood in the derelict Museum of Mankind. Beyond, terraformed terrain rolled away as…

2 years ago

Municipal Misgivings

Dustmen The dustmen come every Friday. Residents put their trash out the night before. We neither see nor hear the…

2 years ago

Shadow Laughter

Erwin's Catch 22 That bloody interfering woman drove him mad. His temporal microscope and paradigm shifter had been moved so…

2 years ago

The Ejection of Anima

Open Casket Did she just wink?Something about her beauty was…off.The beryl of her eyes?The barest invitation of a pout? That…

2 years ago

In Gothikas Res

Catching the Scythe When full moonbeams hit St Barquistes, listen.The stony buttresses live; not only flesh can pass away.In the…

2 years ago

The Herald

Man used to fly, but no more; not since The Shift. Then, am I not a man? Alone, naked, and…

3 years ago

Stone Snitch

Childhood memories often come complete with a hazy, nurturing comfort, but even the best ones carry a burdensome, bittersweet aftertaste.I’d…

3 years ago

The Catch

Whilst the North Sea commits suicide over the rocks of Northumberland, the town’s fishermen repair their nets and pots. It’s…

3 years ago

Down There

Another night of poor sleep. Ever since lockdown started it gets harder. We went to bed around eleven, and within…

5 years ago