Stories & Poems - page 12

• dark 25
• eerie 38
• grounded 135
• intimacy 68
• kith-kin 69
• melancholy 73
• poetry 43
• solitude 126
• speculative 103
• tension 71
• wit 81

I gave some old stories a little love and polish. Find them here. They are my personal favourites.

A Close Call

less than 1 minute read

It was a dark and stormy night, my wife and daughter were driving to a Fire Hall outside Chester for a family gathering.

Trick or Treat

less than 1 minute read

Moldy sugar and weevily flour, Some rancid butter at the Witching Hour.

Iced Up

less than 1 minute read

Jamie slammed his hand against the dash of the car and the heater fan rattled to life.

Aguta's Trek

less than 1 minute read

Nanuk the Bear stood on his hind legs and sniffed the icy air.

Tommy and Jamie

less than 1 minute read

I hate waiting at the bus stop.

No Need to See

less than 1 minute read

warm oil on your back

First Change

less than 1 minute read

Raised by the pack, we didn’t know about the Change util it happened to my friend Brown Ear.

Alien Haiku

less than 1 minute read

Driving late at night

Strength

less than 1 minute read

“You can do this,” he said with an intensity that made me smile.

Last Glimpse

less than 1 minute read

I found the perfect spot, for us to share a final gaze

Playing with Fire

less than 1 minute read

My thumb flicked the striker of the lighter and the spark gave birth to yet another flame.

The Perfect Trick

5 minute read

All eyes were either on Scott’s hands or Amy’s outfit.