My legs were tangled in the sheets – I couldn’t run. And a weight pressed my chest keeping me pinned down. I needed to get out away. But the scream choked off in my throat as slowly the dream cleared and I realised I was trapped by an affectionate nocturnal visit from Boy Three, who was snoring […]
Snowflakes of fear
It starts with a chill, prickling shift. Loitering behind, just out of sight. A malevolent whiff, fast and sneaky.The fear. I’m not talking about what you get from the roller coaster, the latest Stephen King or sitting alone with Blair Witch again. Neither is it the heebie jeebies brought on by arachnids, heights, clowns or […]