Stranger at the Doorway

Working Sunday evening was Bonita’s usual custom, a chance to plan ahead for classroom activities. She was a trusting person. Her husband worried about her being alone at school.

Being Happily Married

When I was much younger, I never thought of getting married. I was too busy playing Roy Rogers, Gene Autry or Tom Mix. Us boys were rough and tough, always thinking of rescuing damsels in distress.
Cherry

Born In The Ghetto

Under the dark sky, getting high on the dark side, Felt deprived and segregated like the apartheid.

Blind Date

As he logged on to the dating site, he felt his heart sink a little. It always felt slightly seedy, emphasising his approaching middle-age and desperation.

The Kiss

As she felt the suffocating, foul-tasting slime force its way into her mouth, choking even her ability to fight back, she knew this was a nightmare she would not easily forget.

The Show

Slick city rain ran mirrors over steely roads, reflecting fairy light strings of sickly yellow street lamps.

Celtic Knots

Show me what you've woven And show the children too From ancient time In weave design Eight knots are born of you The Book of Kells And Lindisfame In threads of time divine Beginnings of

What I'd love to say to the wife

Life under a wife shaped thumb

Aggie’s Ghost

The fascination of murder.

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