Gravity started reversing. It happened slowly, in increments day by day. At first you’d hang for just a second longer than usual at the apex of a jump. Feathers and dust and the broken nibs of pencils refused point-blank to fall. Water wobbled slowly from the tap like golden syrup. I thought it was fun when I found that I could jump from the top of the stairs and drift gently down through the air like a seed
The imagination issue
Gravity
by Krishan Coupland
· illustrations:
Senor Salme
The Twain
by Fabian Acker
· illustrations:
Ann-Christine Voss
Short story
Steak and mushroom pie
by Andy Hickmott
· illustrations:
Ryan Inanza
Poem
How to be a writer
by Kirsty Logan
Short story
A family visit
by Charlotte Wetton
· illustrations:
Laura Riedinger
Poem
Kaleidoscope room
by Jessica Edwards
· illustrations:
Chris Rixon
Poem
Where the ice sinks
by Lynn Hoffman
· illustrations:
Sandra Dieckmann
There is a world that thrives a half an inch above and five seconds behind the one we know.
The ingenium
by Kirstie Smith
· illustrations:
Michael Hirshon
Short story
Baby names
by Benjamin Zadik
· illustrations:
Phil Wrigglesworth
Flash fiction
The White room
by Michael Hitchins
· illustrations:
Adam Batchelor
Short story
Schrödinger’s wine
by Armel Dagorn
· illustrations:
Daniel Mitchell
Flash fiction
Fire
by Maria Apichella
· illustrations:
Rosie Gainsborough
Poem
