Beach body Sand dune hillocks undulate then redistribute as the storms pass Scratchy grasses poke unruly in the valleys, on the crests. Looked down on, from that cliff, golden sands luxuriate, languid, between frothy blue and the carpark. Closer it’s dog poo bin and vacant life preserver stand; pebbles and fag ends; spiteful pebbles […]
Prickly Hedge – 100 words
Snail Trails – 100 words
A mother’s roll – 100 words
A mother’s roll Mum to be New mum Gina Ford mum Breastfeeding mum Mastitis mum Formula mum Working mum Sign language mum Baby-led weaning mum Playgroup rota mum Guilty mum Swimming lessons mum Neurodiversity assessment mum Fight their corner mum Single mum Shouty mum Sleepover mum Leave the office on the dot mum Scout […]
Funeral tea – 100 words
Change – 100 words
Change Wood eventually dries, crumbles, splits and releases the nail. Sellotape, exhausted, curls up and falls off the paper. Silt shifts and rocks roll down the river, night gloom is slashed by dawn and flees. Rain dries. Midnight hungry babies will eventually be teenagers that won’t get out of bed. Skin will sag. People […]
