J. T Lawrence

They stride over the broken paving of the sidewalk, stepping over tree roots and potholes. Susman trips over the nub of a tree stump, and De Villiers catches her hand without thinking. She regains her balance and snatches it back. "Sorry," he says. She thanks him in an annoyed way, and plunges her hands back into her pockets and they keep walking. Pigeons, pecking at the stale breadcrumbs near an overflowing rubbish bin, look up at them and scatter....

Perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn and Roald Dahl, these stories are guaranteed to get under your skin. Diverse, dark-humored, and deliciously bite-sized: JT Lawrence doesn't disappoint with this brand new collection of unsettling short stories, including: BrightSide Is the director of this post-apocalyptic orphanage really a wizard? And where is he taking the children? Cold Breath A man knows he deserves to be haunted for what he has done; he just...

Junichuro Matsumato is a handsome 42-year-old man: dark-haired, wealthy, and devastated. He stares forlornly at the small glass buddha statue illuminated by the blue LED light behind it. There are thousands of the buddhas behind the glowing panes of glass, five hundred per wall. For easy identification, the light behind his wife's buddha glows a different hue as he swipes his card to enter. He doesn't need to be shown where his wife's glass box...

A female-only cult has a very dark side. 'Rockabye Baby' is part of the 'Sticky Fingers 2' short story collection: diverse, dark-humored, and deliciously bite-sized. Fans of Roald Dahl and Gillian Flynn will love these unsettling stories with a twist in the tale. Click now to start reading.

By the time I realised I'd missed a couple of periods and my breasts were tender, it was too late. The black dread bloomed in my stomach, eroding my appetite and my sleep. I thought about killing myself. If I killed myself, no one would find out what had happened. If I took my life, I wouldn't have to harbour the parasite growing inside my body. The only thing that stopped me from slitting my wrists was the knowledge that my mom and dad would be prosecuted. The...

Home truths come back to haunt a ghost hunter. "Lawrence makes every word count, telling each story with elegance and emotional punch." - Patsy Hennessey Click now to start listening.

A man makes a horrific discovery in the crim colony silo he's imprisoned in.

Being a State Surrogate is the luckiest job in the world... *** If you're a fan of The Handmaid's Tale you'll enjoy this snippet of a dystopian future with a twist in the tale. Get it now.

In this dystopian tragedy, life has a way of surprising Jana with gifts as much as it does taking them away. *** This is the second standalone story in the dystopian series "The Chronicles of Akeratu". No matter how bleak and violent the future looks, humanity still has a way of shining through. Click now to start listening.

"Maybe," says Margaret, "when you see this place you'll understand. It's like Club Med! There's a heated pool and a rec centre and a cocktail bar and everything. They have 24-hour room service!" Andrew guffaws. "A cocktail bar? At a nursing home? What's next? Happy Hour?" "It's not a 'nursing home,' Andrew, dear. It's a 'Retirement Destination.'" "A what?" "It's all about marketing, you see? Kids don't feel half as bad sending their decrepit parents...