PinnedPoetry anthology— The sparkle of the sea, feels different every time.FRIDAY Pale blue sky, Clouds showing off pastels before Evening settles down. There will be stars, she thinks, Walking into the pub. Who knows if she’ll remember to look up. The last of the small birds flit bush to bush, The swallows tumble. Children are gathered in. Friday echoes past. …22 min read22 min read
PinnedJoke bookI have appeared at The Stand comedy club, Tennent’s Bar and the Halt Bar. Which is the 3 times in my life I’ve been on stage! Scary. …55 min read55 min read
Aug 16, 2022Annie and RonCHARACTERS ANNIE: BLACK CARIBBEAN WOMAN, SLIGHT ACCENT, LATE 20s RON: MAN, IN HIS 30s BARMAN: IN HIS 20s BARWOMAN: IN HER 20s PART ONE ANNIE: What time is the next bus? Do you know? RON: I just missed one, so maybe it’ll be a while. ANNIE: Fuck. I’m meant to…30 min read30 min read
Aug 15, 2022BenchesComical short story ONE Matt was bored. He had gone to The Mitchell to bide his time. Bide his time for what he wasn’t sure. But he felt it was coming, be it a girlfriend, or the apocalypse. Didn’t really matter. He would prefer a girlfriend though. He knew the…23 min read23 min read
Jun 23, 2022Summer Lines (short poems)Hopefully I’ll think of something. SHADOW Dark shadow, of a gull Flitting past; Like a midsummer night Waking fast. HANDS Her hands moved along The keys Opening up a world both within And beyond the trees. MERMAID She sat so long, On a rock That it was she who imagined sailors, But the…12 min read12 min read
Jun 18, 2022Monkey BusinessMonkey Business — comical short story, for adults. Written 1999. It isn’t very often that orangutan come to stay at the bed and breakfast, but last week, in the midst of the slow winter to spring period, that is exactly what happened. It was a lovely morning, with a vast…24 min read24 min read
Jun 14, 2022Ghost story8:12am Sunrises, golden Gilding the condensation. An old film on the television Gets less old. Feel like a ghost, given another corporeal chance. Walking in the kitchen, With the radio as welcome as birdsong. Spring, with new found motivation. The meaning of life is to live it. Sophie: I’m up…8 min read8 min read
May 19, 2022Poetry anthology — Spring to mindCALM I’m trying to find peace of mind, In quiet reflection. Like a late evening Bee on a spring sycamore tree, Knowing/ Not knowing its direction. PHOTOGRAPH Pastures in an old photograph, Green and lush and cool Skin on skin, In a time that never seemed To begin. …31 min read31 min read
Jun 11, 2021Poetry anthology— Urban renewalFLICKS Flicks are finished Young Sherlock Holmes Can’t find what’s missing In the gleaming snow. We walked into the dark Within daylight hours, And blink like moles out Past the popcorn. We all had a share of the spoilers Golden wrappers on the soundtrack Home. Cinema’s sharing Gloam. XMAS A…24 min read24 min read
Apr 30, 2020Judy and PepsiCHAPTER 1 November. Daybreak. The sun rises spectacularly over the concrete church, when the clouds permit. People go to great lengths to find beautiful sunrises and sunsets. Skies in isolated parts of the world, a world away from a cosy modest flat. But people don’t see the beauty in what’s…55 min read55 min read
