Clive McFarland

Illustration for the short story ‘Last Summer Vacation’ by Allistair Bell

The walk from the house was short, lined with tall trees as old as the university itself, maybe older. During daylight it was beautiful. Despite the city being less than fifty feet away, it felt like a different world. So quiet, and full of wildlife. I spent the rest of the year living in a busy city, wildlife was scarce. Maybe the occasional bird early in the morning, but this place was something entirely different. I spent hours sitting underneath the trees, watching the animals scurrying around. Squirrels, rabbits, foxes…