Within minutes the unmistakable sound of a chainsaw being revved up came thundering out of the dark. The chainsaw revved two, three times and then began gnawing on the silence with its loud and ferocious voice.
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Passing Misconception
Beneath the cherry blossoms, two lives cross paths — an old man mourning what he never had, and a father cherishing what he’s about to lose. A short, poignant story about empathy, envy, and the fleeting beauty of human connection.
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A Poem for Ted and Sylvia
She tears at his life Tearing up his papers Tearing up his sense of self Tearing up his fragments Into greater and lesser fragments He pokes at her life Poking at her papers Poking at her sense of self Poking at her tears Tears for …
Read MoreArt and AI: We Don’t Produce Slop, We Produce Chop
In defence of AI in art. ChatGPT is mainly built in Python. Fitting, then, that like a python it coils around you. But instead of constricting, it empowers.
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BARD409: Shakespeare Shaken up
To mark the 409th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, and to celebrate his birthday, Hungry Wolf Press released a brand new series; BARD409. This series takes Shakespeare’s plays and original dialogue, and reimagines them as novels by literary giants such as Charles Dickens and Emily Brontë. …
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The Bad Boys in the Attic
Childhood fears, left unconfronted, wait and grow in the dark. Olly’s life is normal. Except for the voices in the attic. Cruel, taunting, and far too real. As he grows from a boy clutching a tattered security blanket to a father struggling to protect his …
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About
R.S. Pinner (PhD) is an Associate Professor in Literature and Applied Linguistics, and author of several books, both fiction and non-fiction. This site is dedicated to fiction writing and poetry. I have three books with major publishers, and my creative works have been published in …
Read MorePassing Misconception
In a park under the cherry blossoms, an old man is sitting on a bench in the shade of some trees. He looks out across the petals falling like soft pink feathers, and he sees a father with his little daughter sat on his shoulders. …
Read MoreUntil the Break of Day: a novel
On the eve of an election in which a fascist government could take power, Dan and Sam have an unborn baby to worry about. A School of Economics dropout and his pregnant girlfriend flee the fascist regime of the newly elected New National Party in …
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