I am not myself today.It is 3am and I,A valiant knight,Am doing battle.It is here again.The strangler.By day it whispers,The guise it wears,A cloak of shards.Half formed fragments.“But what if..?”“Worst case scenario…”Idea upon idea,All leading to the inevitable.Failure.Its enemy is distraction.Pretty things, pretty words.An unshakeable belief,That it is ridiculous.To those in the know,It is conspicuous.Though every now and then,I have […]
The Meeting
“You need to be here.” It’s an accusation, as bitter as their relationship has become. Hugh can hear it trickling through clipped tones, given colour by the angular set of Arthur’s frame. Arms are folded, anger the tight line of his brother’s jaw. Now their eyes won’t meet. Now their words are dagger-sharp, whet to […]
Titanic
So we were given the task of writing a short story about the sinking of the Titanic. As this is a very dark topic and this piece is very bleak in its tone. Warnings for serious topics, character peril, character death and all of that good stuff. The photograph I’ve used is from the dry […]