Dear Summer, When you come please make sure 2020 will be one we don't pain. Let us finally be able to open up our doors and to meet and greet our friends and family again without the fear of Miss Rhona or the consequences she left behind. Although sports and festivals have been cancelled Our... Continue Reading →
Do I go to the people at the till or the self-service checkouts? Do I choose to potentially save someone's depleting job or get harassed by an invisible woman? The odds are stacked against it, but I still venture to the self-service checkouts despite my unusually bright mood to avoid human contact and I place... Continue Reading →
"Firstly we swirl the wine in the glass to check the viscosity" says the stewardess, looking elegant and sophisticated, unlike me who's already spilt half of the wine on the floor. Thank God its white wine on this sheep-skinned rug. "Then we hold it up to the light . Can you see the slight golden... Continue Reading →
Hi Biscuit Breakers! It's Easter! And what better way to celebrate the rebirth of Christ with... Chocolate? Eggs? And Bunnies? Well it's fair enough to say that none of these things were mentioned in the bible. So why is our Easter full of rabbits and chocolate eggs? The correlation between eggs and Easter came about... Continue Reading →
After the sun sets on a cool Autumnal night, we light the divas around the house. One in the kitchen, one near the front door, one in the bathroom and one near the living room. It's my favourite time of the year. When dark settles in early, we provide light, like a beacon for Ram... Continue Reading →
Shooting pains run through my body A seed has been planted. They stick to the soles of my feet Grounding me to the earth My walk becomes heavier, Dragging each one from the dirt. At night the vines begin to spread Its thorns piercing my ankles It thrives off my rains Claiming me prisoner with... Continue Reading →
A firework erupts onto the cool metal surface. Almost cannon-like, more and more red explosions appear. Their fiery constellations lock and link together, reaching for each other. It's blaze is uncontrollable, each fall of rain and breath of oxygen fuels its spread over the once smooth chrome formation. Craters appear and the old steel crumbles.... Continue Reading →
She was a ten I was a four pushing five But she'd tell me again and again 'Girl, you're more like a twenty five.' Still, I rejected the comment But she'd persist And go off on a lament 'Oh! You're really making me pissed. Everyone can see that YOU Are so damn beautiful inside and... Continue Reading →
13 pieces of scrunched up paper later and I'm still no where near starting. Each time I begin the sentence, it sounds like a child has written it. I tell myself this will be the one so I can finally stop messing around and continue writing but I just end up in a stalemate growing... Continue Reading →
Thick fog chokes the surrounding area Sucking out the colour Nothing but grey to be seen The streets are abandoned All the doors are shut A glimmer of light and a faint rustle appears But its just an old crisp packet Tumbling across the street Someone opens their door Suddenly light comes bursting through And... Continue Reading →
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