There’s something wrong with the world. It’s scary and it’s destroying civilization as we know it. Then an unassuming high street dentist discovers an amazing fact about nasturtiums — those insignificant little plants you can grow in pots on your windowsill. It holds out a chance of saving mankind. He’s over the moon. But things are never as simple as they seem . . . .

A new short story by Nick Boreham. Published in New Contexts 1, an anthology from Coverstory Books. Obtainable from Waterstones, coverstorybooks.com, Amazon and major booksellers £9