Posts Tagged ‘Punching Judy’

Shimmer #07 – Year One (Part 5)

“I don’t believe it,” someone groaned. “Asleep for her own party. Can you believe that?” “Portal Man or whatever his name is must’ve really given her a work out,” another responded. Neither voice belonged to people I knew. I pried my eyes open, momentarily forgetting that I was being held upright within a wheel of [...]

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Shimmer #06 – Year One (Part 4)

The next thing I knew I was lost in the golden haze. Maybe I wasn’t as dead as I thought as I was. When my hard light body finally reassembled itself I looked up to see an assembled SWAT team aiming cautiously in my direction. “Er… I come in peace?” I smiled sheepishly. “Let her [...]

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Shimmer #05 – Year One (Part 3)

“My name is Dr. Fellows,” the bearded man said plainly. “Teddy if you like, though most refer to me by my professional title.” He offered me his hand and I shook it nervously, all the while his cool unblinking gaze rested on me like a cold, wet blanket. There was something about him that threw [...]

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Shimmer #04 – Year One (Part 2)

The whole night was a blur. From the ambulance ride to the racing hospital orderlies all around me I could barely keep my focus. All I wanted was to fall asleep, but a voice kept telling me not to. “Wake up, Justin,” the doctor told me sharply. “You’ve got a concussion. You need to stay [...]

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