New Friends
Jerome only had eyes for the tower, so he missed the trunk parked in front of the arch. As he summersaulted over the trunk he caught a glimpse of two long and rather golden legs. Shaking his head he was…
Thinking Back
As the lifeboat was launched Jeremiah's thoughts went back to the summer of 2010 when he had first visited this beautiful seaside resort. Now he was a resident of the resort and a member of the lifeboat crew. The distress…
The Conundrum
Francis faced a conundrum, the ice seemed firm enough to take his families weight, but the full moon would illuminate their escape. If the enemy saw them there would be nowhere to hide. Francis waved his family forward, he had…
Smash and Grab
I feared my ribs would break as the blast lifted then smashed me against a wall. Bullets sailed past me as I crawled into a sideboard. The sound of crunching rubble and a chair being moved sharpened my mind. Boots…
Was it a Dream
To be self-sufficient was my dream; on my hands and knees I removed every weed. My allotment was a sight to behold, dark deep rich loam rewarded my effort. Such crops grew, buckets full of strawberries, cabbages the size of…
The Soft Taste of Spring
He loved the wild wind and would open his mouth wide and roar with the wind, but one day when he was drawing in a large breath to roar he swallowed a sparrow. Now Douglas was a dragon who was…
Beauty and the Beast
There is a certain beauty on a late spring day, a gentle breeze ruffles my hair, the warmth of the sun baths me. I wonder do you see the beauty that lays around us. I sit back and enjoy my…
Filleting Skin Heads
Such a glorious day, it did not seem right to be indoors sharpening knifes and filleting fish. We all agreed that as soon as college finished we would go for a swim. Four pm found us taking the narrow back…