IK : Writing

The Social and Scientific Murder

The Social and Scientific Murder

A Chapter by IK


There are some people you hate on first sight for no other reason than the way they look. Matthias is one of these. He is a gangly German with squa..
The Junior Common Room

The Junior Common Room

A Chapter by IK


There is a moment of pause every week when one tutorial has been and gone and the time has not come to start work for the other. In this twilight z..
Dead Time

Dead Time

A Chapter by IK


I have yet another morning to kill before my tutorial with Vine. I sit listlessly in the college quad watching the overweight biker gardener weed ..
Actions Have Consequences

Actions Have Consequences

A Chapter by IK


I arrive at Vine's door for our tutorial and find Pedro sat outside making ghastly faces again. He is wearing shoes at least two sizes too large f..
Squashed Honour

Squashed Honour

A Chapter by IK


Things have been fairly frosty between the boys and I for the past couple of weeks since VC-gate. Training sessions have been ill-tempered and awk..
The Beautiful Vine

The Beautiful Vine

A Chapter by IK


That evening I loiter outside Vine's office until he comes out and heads for home. He walks towards the bike shed so I have to move extremely quic..
Happiness, Well being, and the meaning of life

Happiness, Well being, and the meaning of life

A Chapter by IK


There is a small group of Goths who are in regular attendance in one corner of the SSL study area and like a Victorian at a freak show, I am fasci..
Friday Prayers

Friday Prayers

A Chapter by IK


The murder is discovered an hour later and the news spreads like wildfire across the university. It turns out the Goth was well-loved and well-kno..
Night Climb

Night Climb

A Chapter by IK


I get out of the Bentley Mulsanne and lean against the vehicle waiting for Nigella to appear. She appears two minutes after nine looking studiedly..
The Library Negro and other revision curiosities

The Library Negro and other revision curiosities

A Chapter by IK


It is the first week of Hilary term and college library is full as it will be over the next two terms. All the finalists are staking out revision sp..