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Black Beach

A story set in Bali 2,247 words

sayonara to ah ra ra ha and sayonara to ra ah ah (2 poems)

surreal avant poem in two parts- one is the original the other is a reworking of the same poem.

Rites of passage

stupid things we do in our youth for money, stupid consequences

Crybaby

Sitting in her room I watch her dress We chat about our day and other things So trivial, so normal and yet Inside I'm screaming What the hell is...

Readjustment

Ever wondered how some people end up where they do?

Iseult

A meditation on a celtic myth.

The Photograph...

is of pain, of a small child in a bathing suit, of a sky devoid of clouds; is of memory, of a day which has now been forgotten, of matted grass; is...

White

Snow has fallen, the light fills each corner: lace on the window; a purity which falls flat on my skin, can't enter. Cloud movement is narrow, it...

Cases in the Boot

Perhaps if something looks wrong with a place, there probably is. The story of what you might find in the back of a Morris Minor.

S Message in a Rocket

Caractacus offers Torn and Thumbelina an opportunity and another penguin makes an appearance.
Cherry

Trumpet

There's this guy I know. At least, he comes in to the deli where I work behind the counter every day. Our deli is always very busy. It's right near...

Doll's out of Trees

edited
Cherry

Second Chance

Did I share a coffee with you&;#063;

Unsurpassed

Remnants of a picket gate Hamper our way A tangling of fruit trees Pleads attention Appending, once loved to the Sacraments of a pitiless past...
Cherry

Where I Live

The people where I live are a million different lives crossing into one.

My Father's Son

You probably wouldn't know my father if you passed him in the street, but street, but many people will always remember him.

Mums and Lovers

A poem by my daughter Hope

The Ten Seconds that Ruined my Life

The images that ruined my life in ten seconds

Shock and Awe

Two old adversaries meet in unusual circumstances.

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