Not Responding

Even the birds in the bare Winter branches sing, In the empty church I hear a single church bell ring, And look to you, for something But your're not responding...

Reggie's Father's Vindaloo

The Vindaloo is a bastard dish of no fixed abode

Ralph is (not) a vampire or a spy

There's two great new books for kids illustrated by ABCtaler El Ashfield and written by Corinne Davies. They follow on from the magnificent Ralph is (not) a Superhero and follow much the same format. Written in rhyming couplets they trace the adventures of 8 year old nerd Ralph as he survives the pitfalls of school, ignominy and his elder sister and her friends. In 'Vampire' Ralph is fooled into going to sister's groovy party in fancy dress when...

One Little Flower

Buildings all around us. Billboards, concrete, tar. We live in an age where we have to find the beauty, where we have to take the time to look and see.

Around Surround

So much busy-ness / business all around... restaurants, staff rooms, malls, offices. People everywhere, yet in moments, you know your soul is on its own journey
Gold cherry

A Homage to English - (Not an Hommage to French)

Does some pretentious modern usage get on your nerves too?

Late autumn sun

Just after lunch he arrived. Mark had been fidgeting with anxiety, the mind a clutter of questions.

The Time Machine of Thorrocks Manor - 7

“I am peering nervously sroo zee slightly opened secret door from zer library into zee reverse back passage.

Untitled 19

Ray couldn’t help feeling hatred towards the wall.

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