August 29, 2020
I’m famished. Up ahead, I see the promise of neon lights. Closer, I read a sign that blinks: SHIT-SANDWICH SHOP. Ooooh, I haven’t had a shit-sandwich […]
November 21, 2019
There are 27 on the list of the Crescent Moon Party. The same 27 are invited each month, halfway between each Full Moon Party. Only locals […]
August 30, 2019
I am expecting a shiny, silver E-Class Mercedes Benz, or a glistening, black Audi S5. Something with prestige, something that says: “I have arrived”. Instead, he […]
July 26, 2019
I hate trains. Everything about them. I hate the way they smell like old socks. I hate that thousands of arses have sat on those grotty […]
May 3, 2019
His long legs creep ever so gently along the web as he rhythmically pulls and places his silk into position. We watch in awe, captivated by […]
March 20, 2019
The seats were filthy, threadbare. I didn’t want to sit on them. I clung to my basket and scuttled past, so as not to touch them. […]
February 21, 2019
“Where are you?” “The roads are blocked, we can’t get there.” “Is everything OK? Are you OK?” He’s pulled away from the group, talking in a […]
January 31, 2019
New buds were forming on the crop. A miracle. Out here. He looked across the crop towards the horizon. Fledgling stalks were the only patch of […]
September 19, 2017
“Can we talk? Sorry, I know this might seem sudden but we need to talk about ‘us’. “Lately something has changed, I am not sure why […]
February 12, 2016
You and I fell in love, didn’t we, in that private little room, just the two of us, gazing into each other’s eyes. Your hands were […]
September 21, 2015
It’s 3am. I said I wasn’t going to do this. But I have said that before. How many times now? I don’t want to count. The […]
June 7, 2015
I walk barefoot from the bedroom to the kitchen, crumbs collecting under my feet as I go. Ouch! That one hurt. It was either a viciously […]
May 13, 2015
It’s quiet in here. Dark. Warm. I feel safe. I have a firm footing. I need this rest. My body, feeling heavy, was telling me it […]