The Mike Robbins blog

Be careful. She may write you into being Elspeth looked through the window to the patio. It was nearly dusk. All day, the sky had been lea...

Pity the nation... “It’s a question of character,” said Gordon. “Character?” said Barry. He was smiling a little and lounging back in his ...

  A figure skater leaves the ice “Doesn’t she look beautiful, George?” “She always does. Turn the volume up a bit.” There was the sound ...

The short story is a demanding form  –   but a rewarding one Until 2023 I wrote mainly books and novellas. I didn’t attempt short stories be...

An end? Or a beginning? They’d had trouble getting an air taxi. Thelma the producer called four and the fourth said, “Yes if you come righ...

The past is a dangerous place “The tape turned my bowels to water,” said Peter. Jake had been at the window, looking out at the glass-and-...