RJ Kiltwara

Back to writing after time away. Black comedy, magical realism, slice-of-life and horror interest me.

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RJ Kiltwara

Back to writing after time away. Black comedy, magical realism, slice-of-life and horror interest me.

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Maybe Next Year

RJ Kiltwara

1 min read

Don't forget, dad. I won't, I say.

(I might, I think. And wouldn't

Your mother just love that).

So I set the alarm early with multiple

Reminders on phone and fridge

Already logged in ready for

Tickets to go on sale.

Floor, front row

Middle

Not cheap

NOT cheap but

The look on your face

When you see I did it and

Your love comes flooding back

And you see that I really went and did it

Even in ...

Poetry

Afternoon Market Stop

RJ Kiltwara

1 min read

The afternoon sunlight catches dust and the scent of spices. They blend together in the baking heat, so the schoolboy can't tell which ones sting his eyes and which ones cling to the back of his throat. He wipes sweat from his eyes and clasps at the silky fabric of his mother's hem.

He can feel her weariness. It brings with it an almost whispered staccato to her negotiations with the shopkeeper....

Asteroid Fields of Dust and Dreams

RJ Kiltwara

1 min read

A book that grabs hold of you and won't let go. Literally - the delicate K'Vhalian silk binding softly enmeshes itself around your wrists, drawing you further into the fabric of space and time itself with the turning of every page. An experience like no other, millions of readers across the cosmic reaches have happily given up their molecular structures to this gripping tale of a lowly worm rising...

Science fiction

Horror