Tomorrow Fiction: ‘THE LAST MAN TO DIE’ by Adam Lock
THE LAST MAN TO DIE Adam Lock My brother, Ash, will be the last man to die. The silver box reminds me of Dad’s glasses case, the hinges resisting, until they relent and hold open the lid. No one wears glasses anymore. Inside is a blister pack of...
Tomorrow Poem: ‘Fall of the House of Reason’ by Martin John
Fall of the House of Reason Martin John “Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory hasn’t understood it” - Niels Bohr Waves of hailstones shoot through the open window, shatter the relative calm and interfere with my peace of mind. The maddening...
Tomorrow Poem: ‘Aisle Four at Tesco’ by John Kitchen
Aisle Four at Tesco John Kitchen Hiya Roy I say. Hiya he replies. What you got in the bugaboo grandkid is it? No he says the wife Deirdre. The wife how can that be? Cryogenics he says ain’t science amazing snip & stitch pump...
Tomorrow Fiction: ‘Death Star Crack Stick Blues’ by Camillus John
Death Star Crack Stick Blues Camillus John Ellen Earth plonked herself down in a huff and stuck two fingers up at Stephen Sun. ‘I thought you loved me but in fact you’re a complete bastard. I’m off. I'm getting out of this solar system the first chance I...
Tomorrow Poem: ‘Landing’ by Joe Williams
Landing Joe Williams The place where we landed seemed good. There was water, and food, and air, but others were there before us, and they told us we couldn’t stay. There’s no room here, they said. We can’t help you. So we, the last...
Tomorrow Poem: ‘Von Daniken Was Right’ by Bill Cox
Von Daniken Was Right Bill Cox We cross the gulf of interstellar space Past pulsars spinning in manic fury. Soaring upon wings of atomic light Our passing illuminates the dark void. Through lenses of gravity we observe Our destination; oasis of life...
Tomorrow Fiction: ‘Tin God’ by Nigel Ford
TIN GOD Nigel Ford UM is so beautiful. UM wears the heart on a sleeve and is thus chastised. UM is tall and slender and will be done and forgotten in no time. A sparkler in the night of the world. UM has one flaw, one weak spot: periodically UM enters a...
INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS JOSEPHINE ALLEN
INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS JOSEPHINE ALLEN YEAR OF FIRE AND ASH BY J. E. ALLEN ISBN 978-1521516-89-8 £10.00 paperback (£0.99 Kindle)/449 pages Poet and novelist Josephine Allen is originally from Nuneaton but “currently resides in Melton Mowbray...
Tomorrow Poem: ‘But Did’ by William Waters
But Did William Waters You did not want to but did not say until you had. William Waters is an associate professor, in the Department of English at the University of Houston Downtown. Along with Sonja Foss, he is coauthor of Destination...
Interview: Fire & Dust Meets Alice Short
Interview: Fire & Dust Meets Alice Short On 3rd May 2018, 21-year-old rapper and poet Alice Short was one of our headliners at Fire & Dust. HCE magazine caught up with Alice after the gig, to ask a few questions… HCE: Do you prefer to be called a poet,...