Author

Jeremy Minton

Jeremy Minton alternates between creating software and writing speculative fiction. When not at his desk in the Cambridgeshire house which he shares with various domestic Goddesses, he enjoys cooking, swimming, watching cricket, and sipping the odd glass of English wine. His stories have also appeared in F&SF; and The Third Alternative.

Asleep

A skull stares from the floor beside the bed. Grasses sprout from the hollows of its eyes. Ralph hardly notices. He scans the grass for hidden thorns, for anything that slashes, stings or bites. Finding nothing dangerous, he puts it out of mind. It's just another skull. He's…