The Twilight Zane
Bio
Zane Pinner is a writer and digital artist who works in film, television and advertising.
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Stories (7/0)
Hogg's Bottom
“Check out those floaties,“ I nudged Jimmy, pointing. The floaties – bright yellow inflatable arm sleeves designed to stop toddlers from drowning - hung on the back wall of the kiosk. On the dangling price tag was a photo of a standard toddler, a blonde kid in a suburban paddle pool barely a foot deep. But the kid wasn’t smiling. “The kid in that picture’s freakin out.”
By The Twilight Zaneabout a year ago in Fiction
The Violet exchange
January 1928 “Listen,” said Mr. Mastricoli, pausing halfway up the wooden staircase. He pushed his hat back a little and Violet could see the sweat beading underneath its brim. “I don’t know what your husband told you about this place, but it’s better if you let me talk to them. You understand?”
By The Twilight Zane2 years ago in Fiction
A song for Piette
There was a crystal clear moment when Piette and I realised that we were not two souls sharing the same body. The differences were readily apparent - blood poured from my eyes while tears bled from hers, my hands shook while hers gesticulated bladely, she whirled in anger with her spinning claws while I huddled on the floor trying to hold my face together. Actually, the cuts were superficial, as was her fury, and both healed relatively quickly. She hadn’t moved - the knife had sprung in to her hand from the bench.
By The Twilight Zane3 years ago in Confessions
Sing, kunanyi!
This morning it is a child singing. Hustling through the bus mall past the early morning commuters, Beatrix ignored the song. She was in a hurry and she almost ran straight into the old woman who had stopped, in the middle of the busiest pedestrian crossing in Hobart, to gaze up at the mountain and listen.
By The Twilight Zane3 years ago in Fiction
Hidden rooms
Eclectic millionaires keep their secrets close – and why wouldn’t they? We all have secrets. We all have habits or interests that we don’t really want other people to know about – especially our closest loved ones. How would your mum feel about your predilection for scratch-n-sniff foldouts of trans-gender Eurasians? She doesn’t need to know. Even if your particular habits or interests are pretty vanilla, there’s one or two that you would prefer to keep to yourself, or at least do in private. Singing, perhaps, or collecting Astro Boy figures. Or Zumba. Or fisting. Whatever. A secret space, close and handy, entirely yours to do with as you wouldst, is a pretty appealing idea for most people.
By The Twilight Zane3 years ago in Lifehack
