Oh Dystopia!

Normal

May 31, 2016May 31, 2016 durranGeneral Fiction

“The disturbing trend that has developed over the last few days has been confirmed globally…” droned the news. Marty just sat there in his tiny living room, watching the world disintegrate. The old wooden floor[…]

The Experiment

March 8, 2016March 8, 2016 durranGeneral Fiction

Anton sat and watched the wall of monitors. Videos from all over the world played out all the horrible things humans were doing to one another in an endless stream. Poverty, murder, abuse, hate; all[…]

Prologue

December 30, 2015December 30, 2015 durranSci-Fi

People always ask the question, ‘where were you when…?’ Where were you when the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima? Where were you when JFK was shot? Where were you when the towers fell? Like knowing[…]

Frozen

December 29, 2015 durranEternals Series

The room was small and cramped. Echo’s against the cold beige walls killed any clear semblance of a sound. It was appropriate under the circumstances. Who really would want to hear the words of the[…]

Flames

December 25, 2015 durranEternals Series

Anger knew that he, in one moment, had returned to a life that he tried so desperately to leave behind. Fists clenched, knuckles white, nails bleached by the straining tendons and muscles. There was a[…]

Blackbird

December 24, 2015December 24, 2015 durranEternals Series

(From the Eternals Series) Misery and Resentment stood hand in hand over the corpse at their feet. It was another victim, dying of a sickness that was infecting millions, silent and ruthless in its killing[…]

Fulfilled

December 24, 2015 durranEternals Series

(From the Eternals Series) Dream sat in silence leaning against the tree. She had planted its seed years before, so many that she lost count. Her heart leapt knowing that her seed had grown large[…]

Artist

December 16, 2015December 18, 2015 durranDystopia Series

(From the Dystopia series of stories) Art is so subjective. Not everyone appreciates the same kind of art. Sometimes making art is a slow, painful process. That’s when it’s most effective. Good art needs to[…]

Hell Bound

December 16, 2015December 16, 2015 durranDystopia Series

(From the Dystopia series of stories) The man at the window stared calmly at the passing clouds against the blue sky, “Do you think there will be clouds in Hell?” he asked. His captive, a[…]

Crows

December 15, 2015December 15, 2015 durranHorror

At first it was quite exciting to see the murder downtown. There were at minimum a thousand crows, from dusk to dawn, populating the trees and crowing incessantly. There was something magical about them, how[…]