Bio: Rob Stringer writes sci-fi sitcom podcast, Oblivity. He's also one half of 'musicians' Nik and the Sputz, and their alter-egos, Auctioneers – an Oxford-UK-based duo. @robdmstringer

Links to Oblivity: www.oblivitypodcast.com https://oblivity.libsyn.com/

NARRATOR: "I'm sorry?" She winced in her kneeling spot beside the cabbage roses.

From behind the crumbling wall, the silhouette whispered again.

She shielded her eyes with a mud-caked cotton glove, and a cold breeze stole past her cheek, disturbing the untucked strands of her white fringe.

"I can't hear you from over there!"

The dim figure glided to her gate — a lattice of iron and ivy — and waited. The sky dragged a shroud of darkness across her rosemary bed.

Negotiating knee complaints, she clambered to her feet, and every neighbouring garden came into view; brown and withered.

"It's no good, I'll have to come to you", she said; the pruning shears snug in her grip.

Show notes: Written and voiced by Rob Stringer, creator of sci-fi sitcom podcast Oblivity. Listen for cybernetic rodents and crème de menthe. www.oblivitypodcast.com @oblivitypodcast