Richard James Timothy Kirk : Writing

The Machines of Power

The Machines of Power

A Story by Richard James Timothy Kir..


James Caplan has a very surprising birthday when a longlost relative comes back into his life. A relative with a very strange tale to tell, and an ev..
Chapter 1 - It Begins, Again

Chapter 1 - It Begins, Again

A Chapter by Richard James Timothy Kir..


Madeline Jameson was asleep; the quiet, almost imperceptible sound of her breathing the only noise to be heard in the room, and as she slept the shado..
Chapter 2 - The Professor

Chapter 2 - The Professor

A Chapter by Richard James Timothy Kir..


Professor Jonathan Mason was head of the History Department at the University of Armitage, and was without a doubt Madeline’s favourite lecturer..
Chapter 3 - A Good Night Gone Bad

Chapter 3 - A Good Night Gone Bad

A Chapter by Richard James Timothy Kir..


Later that evening, Madeline was in her dorm room getting ready to go out. She brushed her hair in front of the bathroom mirror and applied some makeu..
Chapter 4 - Revenge on the Mind

Chapter 4 - Revenge on the Mind

A Chapter by Richard James Timothy Kir..


Chris Jameson, Madeline’s thirty year-old brother, was behind the wheel of his car, driving at high speed towards the familiar streets of Armita..
Chapter 5 - Family Ties

Chapter 5 - Family Ties

A Chapter by Richard James Timothy Kir..


Chris drove Madeline back to campus, and as he pulled up outside of her building she turned to face her brother. ‘Thanks for seeing me home,&rs..
Chapter 6 - Sophia & Sebastian

Chapter 6 - Sophia & Sebastian

A Chapter by Richard James Timothy Kir..


Once Chris had dropped her off at her dorm building, Madeline decided to head over to the library to get some more work done on her research paper. Sh..
Chapter 7 - Unreal Possibilities

Chapter 7 - Unreal Possibilities

A Chapter by Richard James Timothy Kir..


A few days later Madeline had got a phone call from Chris informing her of when Sophia’s funeral was going to be. Whoever had killed her had ens..
Chapter 8 - The Inhuman Truth

Chapter 8 - The Inhuman Truth

A Chapter by Richard James Timothy Kir..


London, 1888, the city was in the grip of the killings of the infamous Jack the Ripper, and I, a simple chemist, was trying to go about my daily life ..
Chapter 9 - The Chemist's Compound

Chapter 9 - The Chemist's Compound

A Chapter by Richard James Timothy Kir..


At the sound of Sebastian’s voice Madeline spun in her chair, and when she saw the now all too familiar hooded figure standing not two feet by h..