Leo Robson

The Boys

An extract from Leo Robson’s forthcoming novel.
Ralf Webb

Splendide Mendax

A short story concerning Fed, born Frederick, a young man who considers Julian Assange to be the messiah.
Lucas Oakeley

Empty Orchestra

A short story in a pub.
Tim MacGabhann

Cleaner

A short story from cartel country by Tim MacGabhann.
Eva Wiseman

The Knife

A thumb-biter of a tale.
Yoel Noorali

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

A newly unemployed journalist tries and fails to expose a window-smashing ring in south London.
Madeleine Brettingham

The Adolescents

A bitterly sad short story about a couple navigating life, loss and illness in the first few years of their forties.
Susannah Dickey

Axolotl

A short story about a dog and featuring a Vanessa Carlton song.
Tanjil Rashid

Baby Donald

We begin in a hospital in the north London suburbs.
Sophie Mackintosh

May Day

Teetering on the edge of the apocalypse.