masthead image - an open book

Gun

(4 stories)

No gun, no bomb, no missile - just an innocuous mix of chemicals to destroy a foe before it had a chance. Jay sighed with relief
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The explosions in the sky are in every colour, even rhubarb, mauve and aquamarine. Each rocket sounds like a bullet from a gun. #130story

Subconjunctival Haemorrhage

No shotgun was fired
But somehow, I am still shot
A blood-red bullseye

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Hidden in undergrowth, he took aim, tracked and fired his gun.Explosion of feathers, falling, twisting. The last flight. #130story