The writing blog of a random explorer, aspiring writer, reader, photographer and general awkward thief of spoons.
It toils below the surface. Powerful claws tear through the earth, mile after mile festooned with its larders. In summer it builds, waiting for harvest. It is ravenous, the last of its reserves have run out weeks ago. The first cool breeze draws it towards the surface. It is only a matter of time as […]
The ice calls to her. Each winter as it creeps across the lake the deeply resonant song aches through her bones. It bids her to come, to commune with it, at least for a moment of intimacy. Even when Asta was a child she was unable to resist it’s gut deep hook. Tonight is no […]
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 […]
This is completely fictional – the fever dream of a writer forced to write out of their comfort zone! It’s been over a year since Ed Sheeran’s fall from grace, but now the plucky Singer-Songwriter is planning his comeback tour – starting with Manchester’s Victoria station. We’re told that the 35 year old was spotted […]
I closed his chest, stitch by stitch, Life renewed with heartbeats itch. A boy, perhaps, of sixteen years, Yet I, to Death, owed arrears. For from his clutch, with surgeon’s knife, I snatched away my patient’s life. Each day the boy went strength to strength, Any wound should heal at length. Or so I […]
“Pull back the veil on life, love and the future my dearies… just a penny and I shall gaze into the great beyond.” Shrieks of giddy joy permeated through the thick tendrils of incense, interspersed with the rush of wheels on wooden tracks. Subdued candlelight picked out tarot cards, a collection of crystals and glinted […]
It was an auspicious day in Camelot, though perhaps all days were auspicious. Yes, it was especially auspicious, the bard even announced it. “Today is the day!” Or perhaps it was just dawn, the bard seemed especially efficient at announcing all things relating to King Arthur. It seemed the bard was especially effusive first thing […]
“May God have mercy on your souls.” Several ‘souls’ slouched in the ramshackle pews. Summer, sweaty and halcyon by opposing measures eked on, throwing long shadows across the tiled floor. The very air was heavy, incense cloying as it wound its way along the nave. Once bright tapestries donated by “christians for youth” now hung […]
If I hadn’t offered to park the car, I’d never have turned into a slug. Picture the scene, four women, one white BMW – that ridiculous NCR car park in Manchester. The one with the car trap walls, looming with the promise of lost no claims bonuses. Presentation, t-minus 30 minutes. Not a single space […]
HR sent out a decree. They were looking for an employee. They had to dress smart, Wear a tie, have no heart. I applied as they were looking for me. “Now you’ll have to work Saturdays and Sundays, There’s really no time you’ll be free. You’ll be waiting a year for a pay raise. […]