A New Start
The windmill had remained empty for many years, silence ruled in it's cold heart. The miller Mr Johnson had died intestate and family wrangles had kept the mill silence for twenty years. Today a new owner had purchased the mill…
Turn and Tuck
Can you tread the needle love, my eyes don't see so well these days, white cotton dear. I will cut a piece off the tail, I need to make a new collar, the old one is past repair. If you unpick…
Lady’s of the Night
In their black dress you could almost be forgiven for not noticing them, but tonight was the Festival of the Desert. The Desert Queen would lead her remaining consorts into Rajasthan. Likened to living prehistoric flying reptiles, tonight they would…
Transformation
The dragon lay facing southwest, this year his eyes had never opened, his breath was so faint you could not feel it. He had become so thin that his ribs stood out stark. For generations he had been on guard,…
A Broken Dream.
I wondered where I had gone wrong as I lay back and tried to find some warmth. The bitter weather on this remote island was eating at my bones. Once I had such power in my hands, how did I…
Quietly waiting for:
I was so cold despite all the colours of the rainbow that clung to the back wall. Even the piano seemed frozen in time, lid up, candles half used, wax solidified like pillars supporting the arches of a cathedral. Half…
Dancing in the clouds is good,
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Two Thousand Pounds
Slow down Prewitt , slow down dog. Two thousand pounds that what I paid for you, and you go and scare the damned sheep. Now they will run and run until they reach the village. I should have kept my old…
The House of Repute
Frank lay back on top of the bed cover and inspected his naked body, thin but muscular, with the marks of his trade. His was proud of his appearance, he was now sixty five years old and everything worked well.…