Boundaries Cliff edge or beach Kiosk and barrier, uniformed person attends Sign by the side of the road Gateway Garden fence Front door My end of the sofa Caller ID, click don’t answer No. Do answer and say: I’m too busy… I’m too poor… Someone booked me first… You don’t want me, I’d be rubbish… […]
A train to meet – 100 words
A train to meet The road into town is a gift of misty valleys, glinting lakes and ‘Look, there, over the station!’ ‘What? Oh, yes’ Clouds of dark swirl together, apart, together twisting grey to darkest black shape of a cobra, shape of a heart a murmuration a boomerang of birds. ‘What kind? Where do […]
I – 100 words
I ally ambler baker blogger borrower boss Brit buyer carnivore chef child cleaner climber cook copywriter Cumbrian cyclist dancer daughter debtor depressive diner director divorcee dog-owner drinker editor employee employer enemy enthusiast entrant essayist Facebooker feminist friend gardener girlfriend graduate hater heterosexual hiker Housekeeper introvert journalist landlady liberal lodger loser lover manager mother motorist mourner […]
Change is now – 100 words
Change is now Her menopause drove her mad, she couldn’t cope, poor old thing. They nod like the bobbing penises on a jogging squad of naked bigots and say ‘ah, that explains it.’ Hot flushes – outrageous cliches. Whisper it: The Change. You’re damned right it’s change – a furious excoriating tornado of change. […]
Trust – 100 words
Strings attached – 100 words
Strings attached My love is unconditional – an animal born in viscera. Hardwired. Evolved. Oxytocin enchantment distracted me from my enslavement. The journey began with keeping that outraged and unshelled tyrant alive. Hormone drunk, I vowed to nourish and protect – no matter what – and my noble intention did endure the most unreasonable of […]
