Read
Vernal Equinox
Winter shuffled its weary feet, stoical snowdrops bowed ivory heads, crocuses broke free from frozen earth, as daffodils and tulips sprang into new...
- Read more about Vernal Equinox
- 31 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 10003 reads
Clementine and Her Stalker Chapter Five
Chapter Five Clementine heard the brisk taps on her bedroom door before it swung open and her mother thrust herself into the room, her lengthy stride...
- Read more about Clementine and Her Stalker Chapter Five
- Log in to post comments
- 492 reads
No More
Jumping on the bandwagon here. A lot of posting in light of Sarah Everard, trying to highlight that all women experience the threat of being attacked...
- Read more about No More
- 5 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 1165 reads
PANDORA’S BOX
PANDORA’S BOX Only Elpis remains, only hope remains Said Pandora. They told me it is a simple task Just open the cursed box. I did! I did! All the...
- Read more about PANDORA’S BOX
- Log in to post comments
- 258 reads
NO COUNTRY FOR A YOUNG WOMAN
We took a private vigil for Sarah Everard who was brutally murdered. My mother on the phone warns me about meeting with friends in the park. We both...
- Read more about NO COUNTRY FOR A YOUNG WOMAN
- Log in to post comments
- 232 reads
Carpe Diem !
Day dawns unspoken mine to create World unexplored through my garden gate Poems unwritten just words in my head Dance with anticipation trembling to...
- Read more about Carpe Diem !
- 8 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 1721 reads
Everything I Do
is all about You my Lord- from the first moment I captured this world with my earthly cries the look on mommy’s eyes must have been something to...
- Read more about Everything I Do
- 1 comment
- Log in to post comments
- 535 reads
The Three Halves of Martyn Manning-Chapter Seventeen: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow - Part Two
A nd then one da y it was October 2 7 th , a Thursday as it happened. She was sitting at the kitchen table e njoy ing a late lunch of smoked mackerel...
The Three Halves of Martyn Manning-Chapter Seventeen: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow - Part One - Part Two
They settled into a routine of sorts, but that was OK, at least with Martyn. Martyn was comfortable with routine, you might even say he embraced it...
prince of peace
who speaks with a voice deep as the thunder like a lion that growls and roars? who comes at night silent in secret as a thief his fiery chariots in...
- Read more about prince of peace
- 6 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 2287 reads
A Good Friend
“I did it.” And after that there’s the silence that comes with hearing those words said out loud. He’s standing right in front of me, hands in...
- Read more about A Good Friend
- 1 comment
- Log in to post comments
- 345 reads
Today a toad
This afternoon I came across a wlatsome looking toad sat on a half-submerged stone, its eyes bulging and throat throbbing as the mephitic vapours...
- Read more about Today a toad
- Log in to post comments
- 242 reads
Craven Gets Flashed XIV
The following is a blow-by-blow account of the night’s main event at Ramone’s Pizza: Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea...
- Read more about Craven Gets Flashed XIV
- 8 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 2212 reads
Succession To The Throne : Some Thoughts On The Subject by Alfred N.Muggins : Part 2 : Particularly Involving Scotland
Elizabeth finally cracked the Succession problem by giving England to a Scottish King when she died in 1603, who was in the lineage. This also solved...
Escape To Freedom
Like a ghost she came in feathery dream, hearing; encouraged by hint of rhythm as voice with clear, calm and softly rounded notes resounded, swirl of...
- Read more about Escape To Freedom
- 20 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 6094 reads
The Wind
is like a rattlesnake alert in the daytime and subdued at night yet within shadows it can arrive without fanfare or it strikes with delight- without...
- Read more about The Wind
- 9 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 2146 reads
Ulf and Sven and the party
Sven is alone in the room. Enter Ulf. Ulf: "Sven, why are you all alone in the kitchen. There's a party. You're missing all the fun." Sven: "I'm not...
- Read more about Ulf and Sven and the party
- Log in to post comments
- 294 reads
Larry and Mick Decide to Go Bowling and Accidentally End Up Travelling to Another Dimension
"Crown green or ten pin?," said Larry. "Wii?," said Mick. "Okay, but when you've had a wee, crown green or ten pin?" The Universe audibly expanded by...
Spinach and Trains (a tale of Larry and Mick)
"Spinach and trains," said Larry. "What?," said Mick. "I remember it," said Larry. "From my childhood. The smell." Mick had known Larry all of his...
- Read more about Spinach and Trains (a tale of Larry and Mick)
- 2 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 1066 reads