Ellipsis Zine

Baxter had let them down, so Baxter got it. He got it in the head. A solid dry branch. I can still see the dry bark and dead wood exploding…

‘There’s this thing he does,’ I say. She doesn’t let me finish. ‘Yeah, you told me already.’ But I ignore her, because in my head, it’s started already. I can…

You are having second thoughts, but it is too late now. The panel lights in the lift are slowly rising, taking you ever closer. You have to go through with…

When I was eleven years old I killed my sister. Of course, she’s fine now. The rainy October day my sister was born, Grandma dragged me to the hospital. My…

After making Dan’s breakfast, Fina tackles laundry while he gets ready for work. Becca drapes herself on a chair and drinks strong black coffee. Fina has read up on the…

The smell of chemically burnt skin and screams wake me up. I look out my bedroom window and see three people getting smaller and smaller as they run away, mom…

“Is there a red light flashing above me?” “No.” “A red light.” “No.” “Is that you Mark?” “Yes. I’m here now.” * All four are around him. They begin taking…

The wrinkles on her face were numerous, I tried to count them and guess her age the way you would add up the rings on an exposed tree stump. She…

It happened like this. Sometime after summer, my dad set fire to a field. He set fire to the field behind the barn. Then he argued with my mum while…

When I was 16 I asked out the most gorgeous girl in the superstore. She was behind the deli counter in a little paper-boat hat, blonde plaited hair twirling out…