Getting Away or Not
What Puteri wanted was to get away. The dell seemed an ideal place to settle down and relax. She did not want to hide away, but just needed to find a place to rest and prepare. The dell had seemed…
My Darling
My darling Sarah I do hope this letter will reach you. I am keeping the miniature painting of you next to my breast, it warms my heart. So I regret that I do not also have one of Harry. The…
Unforeseen Effects
The captain indicated to rig for silence running as the craft inched towards the derelict pier. Hand signals only from now on. He signalled full stop, then slowly eased the periscope towards the surface. At first all seemed normal, it…
Strategy gone Wrong
No stopping unless you pay: No entry to the city without the App. No speeding, but be quick. Ghostly images: Abandoned buildings: Death stalks a city. Blackened windows scream: Sounds reverberate, deserted pavements: Walls bow, Smashed roads.…
The Bridge
The blistering heat had driven the people of the city indoors. A lone dog lay in a stupor on the hot pavement. The lizards had long ago given up warming themselves and returned to their lairs, whilst the birds had…
Visiting Roa Island
I thought I was returning to familiar haunts, but it was not so, for the familiar was sidelined. I was to observed the splendour of nature as I discovered an area of untrammelled beauty whilst traveling the coastal road to…
The Return
Johns flight was early, so he took a bus from airport, he still arrived early at Mays apartment block. However the janitor recognised him and let him in. "She be right pleased to see you John, she's been telling…
The Street
It was said that the rays of the sun never touched the pavement. The four and five story buildings cut into the steep hillside cast a permanent shade. Each morning as I hurried to work I sometimes caught a glimpse…