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MAG 75 - A Long Way Down

The Magnus Archives

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My Brother's Phobia

My brother Grant was always afraid of heights. He would get scared half way up, and it would be an hour of coaxing before he managed to climb down. Just the climbing up and down ladders was a particular sort of torture for Grant. The first time we saw him was when I broke my arm. It was about a year ago, just after Halloween. We had something of a row out there in the front garden,. both of us yelling through blistering hangovers. After another few minutes of recriminations, I spotted that Grant had left his window ever so slightly ajar. I don't know how, and I don’t know why, but he took my

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