Prologue Kāpiti Island: an ominous vista just off the mainland. In the old world, it was filled with mystery and import – Te Raupraha,...

‘I am beneath you. My life is an extension of yours. I have no free will.’ - Creature mantra It’s frustrating when your enemies are way...

Ron was up shit creek. No phone; no room key; no money; not even his slippers: an old man in silk pyjamas. He tried pounding on the fire...

The setting: a few old codgers on their bucket list tour. A borderline illegal hostel near Queen’s Wharf, Auckland, Aotearoa-New...

For the old people: Dave is a TV show about a rapper with a freaky penis; like, that's his shtick. 👋 - What happened with me was that...

The Twig in the Ear saga Did I ever tell you that I used to play rugby? Possibly not, it was so long ago… Sydenham Rugby with those red...

Something I was writing to an old friend, adapted slightly for a general audience: 'Put it this way: I'm still allowed to attend...

Christchurch Convention Centre. It’s a beautiful part of town, much changed, but still the cultural centre of this podunk white trash New...

Approaching the Infinite 2080. Some lucky pharmaceutical company invents immortality in a bottle. The era of Homo Deus begins, except for...

This story may or may not be based on true events. All tall tales have some grains of truth… ** Two likely lads stumbling up to the Aro...

Alison longed for a certain touch. Her body would melt in the embrace, her lingering essence transported to a liminal realm where nothing...