‘Juliette, Juliette. Juliette!’ Juliette came out from behind the trees, hurriedly wiping her hands on her apron. ‘What’s wrong? Did someone jump out of the bushes?’ ‘No, why should they?’ With a clean sweep of her scythe, Juliette sliced the top of the undergrowth right off. Justine shrieked as the head rolled to her feet [...]
In my dream I dance with you. I dance slowly so time will not escape. I see you from afar. I walk up to you and bow. I take your small hands and lead you to the middle of the room. It looks like clouds surround us everywhere. When we dance we move in tandem. [...]
Schlock Troupe will be back on the stage in just over a week’s time, as Pete, Bettina and Teodor perform in the Burlesque Monster Cruise, taking place on May 6, 7, 8 at The Black Pearl in Ta’ Xbiex. The sketch, tantalisingly entitled ‘Gorno’, will feature a mix of bawdy, politically-incorrect humour as it tells [...]
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He was sitting in the coffee shop, his third cup of coffee – black, no sugar – getting cold, just like the previous two. He didn’t particularly like the taste of coffee. He didn’t much like coffee shops either, but he figured some sacrifices had to be made – he was going to be a [...]
Spring is a time of fertility and rejuvenation… but that’s just a nice way of saying that everyone and everything (be it human or plant) is very much ‘up for it’. Not to be undone by the global mood, Schlock’s team decided to take advantage of it, with a week’s worth of erotic flashes. The [...]
Welcome to Schlock Magazine’s first podcast, chock full of flash fiction readings and film discussion with members of the Schlock team – Teodor Reljic, Pete Farrugia, Noel Tanti, Bettina Borg Cardona, Daniel Vella and Marco Attard. Readings: And those footsteps echoed for centuries by Daniel Vella – 00:39 Amarilli by Bettina Borg Cardona – 03:32 [...]
“Late as usual,” she thought, “and later than usual in a minute.” Tightening her grip on a bag full of books and burying one hand in her coat she trundled down the gravel path, followed by the jangle of loose change at each begrudging footstep. The prospect of a double lecture (something about rhizomes and [...]
Image: Daniel Vella Click here for more tales of Dr. Millie and her undead raven: Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V (1) Part V (continued 2) Part V (continued 3) Part VI Part VII Part VIII Part IX Part X Part XI Part XII Part XIII *** In which our heroine [...]
“The problem with your friends is they’re all artists and weirdoes,” Micah says as he heats up the sweet-smoke pipe. The smoking implement is of elaborate construction, made of glass and metal, with a spider-shaped bowl complete with six spindly legs. He puffs in it a few times before resting it on the coffee table [...]
