The Atavist
….“What is the opposite of truth?” It was her final question.
“Dishonesty,” I said, marveling at how uneducated this little foreign woman was. Surely it was obvious? I tested the head restraints again, grimacing. Did this insinuate pain I wondered? Straining, I caught a glimpse of gleaming surgical appliances. She stared without blinking, making me squirm.
“Deception is the opposite of truth,” she corrected, punctuating each syllable with a tap of the syringe.....
by Kris Manvell
Kris was born in south west London but has lived all over, including Teddington, Cyprus and Germany. He was unable to read and write until the age of eleven and was never encouraged to write, more like written off! Kris left school at sixteen to be a rock drummer in a punk band called K-OS (pronounced Chaos).
He lived in a commune in Bedford with friends until eleven of them moved out to Mid Wales to start growing their own food and make their own livelihood by making and selling handicrafts. Kris joined the Orissor Trust as a voluntary worker where he has worked on various projects. He plays drums in the Scottish alternative folk band, RISE, which he says, is starting to make a name for itself in America.