The snip of rusty scissors as they go about their business. A mix of pictures, past and present; snapshots cut up, faces placed upon the floor.

Creating a mosaic. Father, mother, son, daughter. Eyes, smiles, unrecognisable.

As his collage takes shape, he patiently waits for the family to return home.

Steven Holding lives in the United Kingdom. Most recently, his work has appeared in the collections ONCE UPON A DRABBLE and PESTILENCE from Black Ink Fiction and DARK MOMENTS YEAR THREE from Black Hare Press. You can follow his work at stevenholding.co.uk.