Tupperware Immaculate and grown up. It starts as a solution. Cordoned off leftovers, egg and cress clicked for freshness. Matryoshka, BPA-free, a regiment of storage in a roomy billet moving up, always room for one more. Squares, rectangles, circular ones for cakes, clever closure tabs, Until the drawer pings open. More and more. Tubs […]
Grim Etymology – 100 words
Grim Etymology Humbert Humbert was a monster. Who’s he? He raped Dolores Haze when she was only 12. Horrible, but why are you telling me? You’ve heard of her. No, I haven’t. She’s Lolita, the victim of an evil abuser. Not Dolores? The rapist who pretended to be her daddy used that name. Oh. That’s […]
100 words for snow
100 words for snow It’s coming: tiny white asterisks on the forecast. Precipitation slithers from ‘now here’s the weather’ into a real news item. Tilting to lead skies optimistic. The way orange smoulders at the horizon. Fragile, original, flakes on my sleeve It’s not lying. Then the jolly dotty fluttering Hollywood puffs of flattering fluff […]
Strangers – 100 words
Strangers It’s a small hot room for waiting in. Brightly lit. A woman comes out of the treatment room. We’re at the physio – she’s been, I’m going. There’s a flash of familiarity. A look, a colour, a scarf. Connections nudge my brain. “Hello, how are you?” She smiles. Her nudge reaction triggered in response. […]
