Author Archives: Mike Reeves-McMillan

I’ve hinted at this before, but if they ever make a movie about Karen, they’re not going to cast Keira Knightley in the lead. She’s not plump, but she’s what I’d call a healthy weight – and most of it … Continue reading →

There was another awkward silence for a while, then Kevin said, “We better take some of this down to Jane. She’s not going to remember to eat.” Marie visibly swallowed a comment, but she did pick up a pizza box … Continue reading →

It turned out that when Jane said “Help me carry…”, what that meant was that we carried and she opened the doors, in a distracted kind of not-very-helpful way. We got the machine set up on a bench downstairs, and … Continue reading →

Obviously, The Y People has been unofficially on hiatus for a while. But I’m now admitting it. There are unlikely to be more updates until November because of looming exams. December to February may be a bit patchy depending how … Continue reading →

Greetings, Faithful Readers. As you may have guessed, I’ve been busy with other things lately – university assignment, conference talk, that sort of thing – and haven’t updated The Y People as a consequence. I hope to do so soon. … Continue reading →

Kevin was tying the sleeves of his coat to the door. He let out a hiss, then said, “The guard’s coming. We’ve got about 30 seconds.” Jane produced her own lockpick and had their door open in the first of … Continue reading →

“Jane, this was a terrible idea,” said Kevin. “Shut it, kid,” said the large man with the automatic rifle. “Just drop that helmet on the ground and walk slowly and quietly towards the hill.” Turns out that in the middle … Continue reading →

Jane wasn’t making an empty boast about her skill, I discovered. On the outside, the van looked extremely ordinary (and the dust of the unsealed road was no doubt progressively adding to that impression), but it practically drove itself. On … Continue reading →

“Well, speaking for myself,” said Marie, “I’m going to start by having a shower. You can suit yourselves, of course, but it’s going to be a lot fresher around here if you do the same.” Jane looked confused. “It’s the … Continue reading →