Watching The Watched

and more tales from the other side

Watching The Watched is a collection of short stories by well known media professional Jonathan Traynor.

Watching The Watched – Part One
A lonely wife, feeling betrayed watches life go by commuting by train, listening to the gossip and observing the world through the window…that is until she sees something shocking and embarks to discover its origin.

Justice Follows The Grave
A car in a car park. The ramblings on a tape recorder unveil a tale of murder and a conspiracy to change the world by infection.

In Media Res
In the future the infection has spread and only a tiny group of communes is holding out against the advance of the infected ones and their drones. But a terrible decision must be taken to secure victory.

Voices
A journalist recording conversations stumbles upon a dreadful secret in the heart of Northern Ireland. Piecing together the recordings he decides he must take action.

Veteran
A battle in cyberspace sees alien bots threaten the end of humanity across the cosmos. The only thing that can save the future of mankind is music from the past…heavy metal.

Traffic and Travel
A tough business presentation the day before going on holiday, stuck in traffic a man is pushing to meet his wife and children before jetting off – but he may have had a drink too many.

Damned
When a horror writer with a healthy disrespect for the supernatural receives a request to hook up with a girlfriend who dumped him his scepticism is truly challenged.

Beginnings
A group of friends hang out together, drinking and enjoying each other. Amidst them an unlikely union takes place. But can it survive for a second date.

Watching The Watched – Part Two: The Husband’s Tale
The lonely wife may have made a horrifying discovery, but her husband has a tale to tell, with the first thought that he was going to kill…and be killed.