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Travel, science, books. Whatever I feel like, really.

Friday, 25 April 2025

Flash fiction: Parallel Worlds

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Heat pumps and lentils. And a nice glass of Marsala “It’s as if we inhabited completely parallel worlds,” said Jane. “I didn’t really hear...
Friday, 4 April 2025

Flash fiction: A Man For All Seasons

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Net Zero. The Stranger’s Bar. And a three-line whip Ned wobbled a little as he crossed the Lobby. But he managed a bow to the Speaker’s ch...
Saturday, 15 February 2025

Flash fiction: A History Lesson

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Why do we study it?  It was the last lesson of the day. Mr Balcombe donned his mortarboard and his gown. White chalk powder adorned the la...
Saturday, 25 January 2025

Flash fiction: The Creatives

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Meeting a tech bro Mandy had seen most of the building now. It was striking; a series of inverted V-shaped spars, roofed to halfway down, ...
Sunday, 18 August 2024

Flash fiction: Cold

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Everything is cold here  “Dammit.” “What?” “This form. It wants her place of birth.” He was a compact man of 30 with slicked-back hair...
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Mike Robbins is the author of six books: The Lost Baggage of Silvia Guzmán (2014), a novel; The Nine Horizons (2014), a collection of travel pieces; Three Seasons, a trio of novellas; Even the Dead are Coming (2009), a memoir of life as a volunteer in Eastern Sudan; Crops and Carbon (2011), about agriculture and climate change; and a novella, Dog! (2015). He was born in London but has lived in many countries. (Pic: S. Ligabue)
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