Short Stories Archives - Neverwhere https://neverwhere.co.uk/category/short-stories/ Never Here, Never There, Neverwhere... Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:42:26 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 69027689 This Is Not A Love Story https://neverwhere.co.uk/this-is-not-a-love-story-2/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:42:24 +0000 https://neverwhere.co.uk/?p=3611 He was little more than a boy when it happened. It was true that he sometimes thought of himself as a man, as many boys…

The post This Is Not A Love Story appeared first on Neverwhere.

]]> 3611 The Broken Promise https://neverwhere.co.uk/the-broken-promise-2/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:40:47 +0000 https://neverwhere.co.uk/?p=3609 She was like her hair, untamed and uncompliant, and he knew that’s why he loved her. His eyes followed her as she walked into the…

The post The Broken Promise appeared first on Neverwhere.

]]> 3609 Machines https://neverwhere.co.uk/machines/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:39:21 +0000 https://neverwhere.co.uk/?p=3607 Doctor Spencer knew that loneliness was like a canker in a person’s mind. It gnawed away at them, creating personality defects that may never be…

The post Machines appeared first on Neverwhere.

]]> 3607 Deep Blue https://neverwhere.co.uk/deep-blue/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:37:54 +0000 https://neverwhere.co.uk/?p=3605 The trees whispered. A sigh of conversation carried on the wind. It slid between them like a caress. Lifting the uncut grass that grew between…

The post Deep Blue appeared first on Neverwhere.

]]> 3605 Walking My World https://neverwhere.co.uk/walking-my-world/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:36:44 +0000 https://neverwhere.co.uk/?p=3603 The summer sunlight that slammed through the huge window felt phenomenal on Dylan’s bare back, the rays penetrating deep, brushing against his bones in a…

The post Walking My World appeared first on Neverwhere.

]]> 3603 Road Tale https://neverwhere.co.uk/road-tale/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:33:37 +0000 https://neverwhere.co.uk/?p=3601 I remember the broken world from where I came. Replaying the final moments of it over in my mind as I try to make sense…

The post Road Tale appeared first on Neverwhere.

]]> 3601 Refuse the Dance https://neverwhere.co.uk/refuse-the-dance/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:31:52 +0000 https://neverwhere.co.uk/?p=3599 Normally the night would have scared her, nothing would have persuaded her to walk the lonely, exposed track of tarmac, but things change; they always…

The post Refuse the Dance appeared first on Neverwhere.

]]> 3599 The Last Message https://neverwhere.co.uk/the-last-message/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:30:09 +0000 https://neverwhere.co.uk/?p=3597 The concrete is cold, bitter like ice. I can feel it drawing the warmth from my flesh. Its stoic presence is just a tiny part…

The post The Last Message appeared first on Neverwhere.

]]> 3597 The Red Dress https://neverwhere.co.uk/the-red-dress/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:28:46 +0000 https://neverwhere.co.uk/?p=3595 “Taking your red hair into consideration you’ll look stunning,” the assistant said, “no, it isn’t cheap, but vintage clothing of this standard is rare. Exceedingly…

The post The Red Dress appeared first on Neverwhere.

]]> 3595 The Elevator Girl https://neverwhere.co.uk/the-elevator-girl/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:26:39 +0000 https://neverwhere.co.uk/?p=3593 The First Day She was dismayed that it was a decaying building on the edge of town, from the application she had expected more. The…

The post The Elevator Girl appeared first on Neverwhere.

]]> 3593