He’d never lived in a small town but if that’s what it took to be made an acting sergeant, and then hopefully sergeant, that’s what he’d do. He’d arrived an hour ago keen, eager, maybe even a little full of himself, but that soon vanished when he found the police house not ‘a little rundown’ but ...
I’m reluctant to leave but I have no real excuse to stay. My pack is heavy but comfortable as we head off on our long trip. There’s an air of excitement amongst my group, as being the most gung-ho we’re travelling the furthest, confident we’ll achieve our goal of getting to Devil’s Thumb, the tal...
The stranger doesn’t turn. His stride shortens for one step but that’s the only indication he’s heard me. A smile sneaks across my mouth, twisting as I try to stop it from blooming into a full laugh. I’ve got no class. I’m perving. Hidden behind sunglasses, squinting in the sunshine, I’m availing...