Winter comfort Low sun slides behind fells, it’s time to light the fire. Ash in the drawer is colder than death. I scrape it into the bucket. Five kindling pieces and a firelighter built in a shape that reminds me of a trebuchet. Two small dry logs. One match. No more. From haunches watch flames […]
Planned outage – 100 words
Planned outage Gosh, it’s quiet only cars shushing past and the flop of a dog toasting her other flank in a sun splat. Get-things-clean machines stopped burping. Heat-things-up-machines are chilly. No clicks and rattles from keep-it-cool machines. The voice in brain, though, is still shrill. What are you going to do now? Maybe I could […]
Five little letters – 100 words
Scroll down for more – 100 words
Scroll down for more How can I steam spinach when scrolling shows me 50 ways with melted cheese? How can I rest on my sofa when scrolling parades relentless high achievers? How can I live modestly when scrolling suggests perfect trainers or scented candles to die for? How can I stay in when scrolling tantalises […]
Down paw – 100 words
Down paw Where I live it doesn’t rain instead, a large damp dog arrives drenched, drooling and dirty Its arse – grey-brown and stinking – descends growling low, lowering, filling the blue and crushing. Tail flicks the branches wet pelt obscures skylark skies, joy and our optimistic horizons everything blurs and our ears are full […]