Innerspace : Writing

The Unpretenders - Chapter 11

The Unpretenders - Chapter 11

A Chapter by Innerspace


It had been almost two years since I'd observed Isobel sleeping. On that occasion we were sharing a tent together, during a camping holiday in Cornwal..
The Unpretenders - Chapter 12

The Unpretenders - Chapter 12

A Chapter by Innerspace


For some reason I began to recollect a book that I'd once read. It was about a woman who, due to an inexplicable event, found herself completely alone..
The Unpretenders - Chapter 13

The Unpretenders - Chapter 13

A Chapter by Innerspace


Shortly after Isobel had gone downstairs to make breakfast, I suddenly heard an almighty thud, followed by a series of smaller bangs and other anomalo..
The Unpretenders - Chapter 14

The Unpretenders - Chapter 14

A Chapter by Innerspace


Clearly Julian had every intention of satisfying our desires, and I had no reason to doubt his ability to do so. It seemed almost inevitable, therefor..
The Unpretenders - Chapter 15

The Unpretenders - Chapter 15

A Chapter by Innerspace


Julian had tried to warn me that a storm was coming, but I thought that he was referring to the weather. He wasn't. And when it did finally arrive, in..
The Unpretenders - Chapter 16

The Unpretenders - Chapter 16

A Chapter by Innerspace


Julian had allowed it to happen. There was no other explanation. Why, after all, had he done nothing in response to our having run away from home? Why..
The Unpretenders - Chapter 17

The Unpretenders - Chapter 17

A Chapter by Innerspace


By the time I'd gone downstairs, and opened the front door, the anomalous person had disappeared. Or perhaps I had imagined the whole thing. That was ..
The Unpretenders - Chapter 18

The Unpretenders - Chapter 18

A Chapter by Innerspace


I didn't know which was worse: the madness at home, the madness at school, or the madness of society itself, to which the former owed their existence,..
The Unpretenders - Chapter 19

The Unpretenders - Chapter 19

A Chapter by Innerspace


Two hundred and fifty-seven text messages. One hundred and twelve e-mails. Eight old-fashioned letters, including one very welcome offer from a litera..
The Unpretenders - Chapter 20

The Unpretenders - Chapter 20

A Chapter by Innerspace


Julian had taught me that contained within every problem lied the seed of its optimal solution, but that such seeds rarely ever germinated due to the ..