Speculative Stories

Stories to stretch your mind!

(Everything which doesn’t fit neatly into Sci-Fi, Fantasy, or Supernatural!)

Metal to the End

April 3, 2023

Join this metal band's epic last concert!

In the Land of the Blind

July 30, 2021

We all know the saying... but is it true?

Pendulum

January 11, 2021

Biology is messy.

Physics is pure.

Mostly.

First One

July 26, 2020

I remember the first one I slept with.

I remember the first one I killed.

Thanks to the plague both were on the same night… both were in the same place… and both were the same person.

The Unordinary Pig

May 25, 2020

Today’s story and image are by two very special guest stars…

The story was written by my daughter Katie, aged just 10…

And the (now pimped up) drawing to go with it was created by my daughter Isla, also aged just 10…

Never Gone

May 14, 2020

Those who have passed on are never fully gone…

…every time we speak of them they stay tied to us…

…and some of them are getting damn angry about it!

The Wedding Weatherman

May 8, 2020

No one can possibly predict the weather two years in advance…

…can they?

And if they can… what else can they see?

Everyone Out

April 23, 2020

Angels return to the control room for the first time in hundreds of years.

But they aren't worried. It's not like humanity will have got out of control…

…is it?

Morning After

April 20, 2020

We’ve all been there…

…waking up the next morning and slowly remembering the night before…

…but I guarantee you’ve never had a morning after like this!

Last Message

April 19, 2020

It had left the entire Universe far behind…

…but there was still time for one last message…

Magic Trumps Science

April 10, 2020

They came from nowhere.

No one is safe.

And no one can beat them. Can they?

Footsteps

April 7, 2020

She lives one day at a time, but aeons pass between each of her days.

What will she see?

And who will she meet?

The Great Detective Stumbles

December 28, 2019

Stories to stretch your mind!

Metal to the End

Join this metal band's epic last concert!

In the Land of the Blind

We all know the saying... but is it true?

Pendulum

Biology is messy. Physics is pure. Mostly.

First One

I remember the first one I slept with. I remember the first one I killed. Thanks to the plague both were on the same night… both were in the same place… and both were the same person.

The Unordinary Pig

Today’s story and image are by two very special guest stars… The story was written by my daughter Katie, aged just 10… And the (now pimped up) drawing to go with it was created by my daughter Isla, also aged just 10…

Never Gone

Those who have passed on are never fully gone… …every time we speak of them they stay tied to us… …and some of them are getting damn angry about it!

The Wedding Weatherman

No one can possibly predict the weather two years in advance… …can they? And if they can… what else can they see?

Everyone Out

Angels return to the control room for the first time in hundreds of years. But they aren't worried. It's not like humanity will have got out of control… …is it?

Morning After

We’ve all been there… …waking up the next morning and slowly remembering the night before… …but I guarantee you’ve never had a morning after like this!