Author

Ian Nichols

Ian Nichols is an ex-teacher who gave it all up to do a PhD in Creative Writing, which he's recently completed. He wants to find out what to do next, a problem for all new doctorates. Now that the doctorate is out of the way, he hopes to indulge in an orgy of writing and flood the world with short stories and novels.

Mortal Coil

It's always difficult to tell someone they're going to die. They know there's something wrong with them; that's why they've come to see a doctor. You treat the symptoms, and make them feel better for now, but you take the samples and send them off for testing. Then you wait, the…