Author: David McVey

  • Treasure in My Head

    Treasure in My Head

    We hung suspended in dark misty space, cut off from the world by the roar of the engines and the rush of cold damp air.  A few lights blinked and flashed below; big guns, perhaps. All-consuming was the bitter, enveloping cold; the skin on my face was numb and lifeless from the wind. Quite suddenly…

  • The Valley

    The Valley

    The valley was ten miles and several worlds away. I hailed a taxi at the station and we drove out of town as the late autumn afternoon began its characteristic hush. The road soon began to drop towards a broad wooded valley with patches of mist here and there. I asked the driver to pull…