Just another day in paradise

‘Just another day in paradise,’ Hamish hummed as he entered the state-of-the-art council buildings.

Moving

It's more than bricks and mortar..
Cherry

The chain of coincidences 3/11

Jennifer Jane ran excitedly along the forest path leading to the goblin village.
Cherry

The chain of coincidences 2/11

Malcolm the wizard sat gloomily on the steps of his caravan eating fish and chips. Two weeks ago he'd been famous in a small way as 'Mephisto the Magnificent'.
Cherry

Nobody ever listened to me

First chapter of a book on street children compiled from discussions with, and case histories from, the Consortium for Street Children

The Child Madonna - Interlude

A short musing on behalf of the ambiguous 'watcher' as Mari reaches the age of adulthood in 1st century Judea

carving a poem

cold metal in calloused hands, making chip after chip after chip slowly the lines take form with hard-wrought detail, as letters go flying into your arms like tiny missiles:

scenes from the next century

the politician tells his lie the spokesman fixes his tie the musician plays his chords the construction-man nails his boards the artillery officer salutes the philosopher refutes

Devil Awaiting (part 3)

Conclusion: Only one of them makes out of the house. Six thunderous explosions deafen me as I unload every shot I have as quickly as I can pull the trigger.

Devil Awaiting (part 2)

Part 2 "How did you kill him?” “With a hunting knife and a bottle of vodka.” “You never half-ass anything, do you?”

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