The Shed

It is dark as Rob heads out to the shed to complete his work. The moon is eclipsed by scurrying clouds and the sky is bruised with a late sunset. The hail stings his face and fear grips him as he pushes stray strands of hair away in the whipping wind. It is near Christmas and many of his neighbours have strung lights up to dispel the gloom and darkness that winter in Scotland brings but Rob does not see them his focus centred on "The Shed" He goes to face the darkness and all that it contains, he goes to face evil and death, possession and entrapment. It lies before him silent and dark, brooding and ramshackle bathed in the eternal night that it has become, a place of frights and chills and things that scuttle away before your feet. Rob lifts the lock and enters "The Shed" as even the December wind stills and quiets, the rains fury gaining ground and a rumble in the air of thunder; to have a cigarette. June wonders what Rob does out in that shed at night for ten minutes every hour or so to fill up his time as she waits the television program paused until he comes back. She is bored and so was he sitting out there in the cold. That's is why he decided to summon a Demon.

About the Author

Raymond Walker is the author of Seven novels, two compendiums of short stories and two books of poetry (though they intersect somewhat). He was born in 1962 and raised in Argyll, Scotland, before moving to Edinburgh to attend university. His love of the countryside, forests, mountains and the relics of his native Scotland are reflected deeply in his writing. His tales echo the dark past and history, the unknown places and wonders of Scotland at the point where reality dips into fantasy until nothing is quite as it seems. He currently resides in Ayr, Scotland with his long-suffering partner. Not one to be pigeonholed his books range from Romances and Ghost stories to historical fiction and fantasy. He is the winner of several writing competitions and his books have received critical acclaim worldwide. He is working on two new novels; "The Miscast Fate" which is a science fiction romance and "Sommerled", a fantasy based on the life of "Sommerled MacSorley" "The Lord of The Isles" the first of which will be available soon . Additionally he is soon to publish a second volume of the critically acclaimed "A River of Tears". This will be called "Moon child" and hopefully the second volume will enchant people as much as the first.

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