If I had started the story, ‘once upon a time’ it might have given me more leeway with the…
When It’s Time For You To Go
When it’s time for you to go, Don’t turn and wave, Instead, Consider this, If there should be a blessed…
The Day I Heard The News
The day I heard the news, The World didn’t end – at least not that day. Instead the sky grew…
HOPE
H old O n, P ain E nds H ave O nly P ositive E xpectations H appiness…
Waiting For The Winds To Blow
I’m waiting for the winds to blow, And someday soon, or later, They’ll take me on a voyage, To a…
Today Is Going To Be A Great Day
“Today is going to be a great day,” said the little boy Whose mother unexpectedly opened her eyes Today is…
Rest
I know you’re tired of that twisted road, Tired of climbing those hills, Tired of getting to the top of…
What Are You Saving Yourself For?
You hesitate to say hello – To that girl or boy, To the stranger needing help, You think twice about…
I Am So Proud Of You
I am so proud of you, In so many ways, Proud of every sinew in your strained body, Proud,…
The Stars Want Her Back
When I first got to know her, She was fully formed. A woman with life, and humour and Dreams. And…
To Fill A Human Heart
To fill a human soul, Takes strength and smiles, To fill a human head, Takes wisdom and time, To fill…
My Favourite Thought
You are my favourite thought, favourite smile, favourite life, You’re my first thing in the morning and my last thing…
Zoot and Sandy and The Universe
Sandy the elephant and Zoot the dog were, without doubt, the best of pals in the whole wide world. They…
She Carries A ‘Phone
When she was a child, she carried the ‘phone to let her mother know where she was. ‘Oh mum, I’m…
Four Shots of Wry
Breathless ….if she had looked up at that moment, his nurse would have seen his toes moving in waltz time…
Painted Love
When the flowers had all but disappeared from Clare’s garden, she had replaced them by painting roses and daffodils on…
The Word Hooker
It was the strangest of times. The world was full, as were other worlds, of course, but the old one,…
Martha’s Room
Martha had a room, one that she would refer to as a ‘spare room’. Not that the size of her…
Just ‘Cause You’re Breathing Doesn’t Mean You’re Alive
Just ‘cause you’re breathing, Doesn’t mean you’re alive, Just ‘cause you’re clever, Doesn’t mean that you’re wise, Just ‘cause you’ve…
A Brilliant Life
(I am happy to inform you that your piece, ‘A Brilliant Life’, has been selected for a community reading group…
Me and Buzz and Drivin’
When Buzz was about ten years old, he stole my Daddy’s car. One minute he was askin’ me where the…
Writing
No one I know ever really picks writing, As a sane thing to do with their lives, It waits in…
A House
I hear tell that the house is still there, still standing like. Leastways I heard that was the truth of…
The Dancers
When they were about five years old, she stumbled as they danced to the Christmas music playing on the old…
Ronnie (Feb 12th)
I guess you never really know when your own will start but in hindsight I know his began on February…
Stand Up To Cancer
No one will stand by your grave and weep Nor will they talk of long-lost friends No one will raise…
Peter Rabbit
He remembers one night – when Peter was about twelve summers old – that he and his best friend were…
The Ice Ghosts
based on a true story She could taste the sea on her lips as she drove her Hudson Super…
Amy and Hector
There are two people in this story – as well as Hector. Hector’s the elephant. The little girl is Amy,…
Wee Kenneth’s Dating Agency
( a story not too far from the truth) Kenneth was knee-high to the rest of the world. Not that…
Lanterns
Don’t think that all of this will last, As the darkness wears your heart away, One day, Someday, When you…
Once, This Was Our Land
Once, this was our land, Where we ran the highest peaks and held the very sky inside our palms. Once,…
Once in a Blue Moon
Strange things happen to nice people. There I’ve said it, but it don’t make it any less true, friends. I…
Enough Sunshine For Everyone
That summer, that sultry humid one, in ’46 was the hottest on record. She still remembers it. How could she…
Lincoln’s Watch
I’d been working in Washington D.C. for a few weeks in the late fall of 1947 when I decided to…
KILLER!
She liked to call him ‘Joseph’, that way he seemed a bit more human. It was her turn tonight to…
…breath-taking…..
…if she had looked up at that moment, his nurse would have seen his toes moving in waltz time to…
Be Different
Story written for a charity. Every one of us is made just that little bit different to the next person.…
No Two Ways
I guess the first thing I’ve got to say is – to do the things he did, you really have…
Grandpa is An Alien
If you asked the Melt family in public where they came from, then they’d always answer with: ‘Why, Churchill Avenue…
1966 – A Summer Breeze
Tommy was tired of waiting for his life to start. He had given it more than enough chances in his…
The Disappearance of Esther
The wind couldn’t decide which way it was going that day, neither could she. Esther had only just got herself…
That Perfect Moment
When I was a kid, my whole world was Hell’s Kitchen. Heck, it was my whole universe too – because…
Zoot & Sandy and the Birds
As always, Sandy the elephant and Zoot the dog were the best of pals in the whole wide world…
The Miracle of West Culpepper
In those days, the Blue Ridge Mountains were another world. Very few folks had automobiles back then and the trains…
Skiing In Central Park
I don’t think there was a precise time when you could say that they actually met; instead it would be…
Me and Buzz and The Beard
I kinda wish someone had warned me about the day that Buzz decided to grow a beard. I met him…
The House of Laughter and Crying
Now I ain’t saying this story is true, but I ain’t saying it’s a lie neither – mainly ‘cause I…
UR : RU?
U R Loved. R U Loving? U R Hope R U Hoping? U R Life R U Living? U…
Murder at the Mermaid Inn
He had just bent down to tie his shoes laces and this is what probably caused him to disappear…
How Could You Be Anything Other Than Beautiful?
So you’re not as thin, nor as fat as you wanted to be, Or as tall, or as short, or…
While I Was Out Walking
Sometime while I was out walking, the wind changed, No longer at my back with my face always towards the…
Seventy Times Around The Sun
“Nothing is stranger or more ticklish than a relationship between people who know each other only by sight, who meet…
Dirty River Mansions: Jeremiah’s Story
His house was the furthest from the river and it did Jeremiah good to know it was so. “I hate…
The Man From Montana
It was on a mild Spring Thursday morning when it happened. No church bells, or fireworks, or even a spontaneous…
The Girl In The Corner
Once upon a time she had been called Chiquitta, and once upon a time there had been a family in…
You Think You Have Time
You think you have time, To be annoyed, or to be angry, To not speak, or not call. You think…
A True Story That Hasn’t Happened Yet
Friday 10th July Maybe I should start at the very beginning then perhaps if someone finds this, it will…
Sara: The Woman Who Told Stories
She felt that she had never set the world on fire; unlike the politicians who had managed just that. No,…
The Montana Express
The Montana Express was a wind that found its temperature somewhere around the northern end of Canada and then didn’t…
Future Stories
Her Stories Stories. That was all she had, that was all she would ever have. The ability to create worlds,…
The Proof of God
He could do nothing but stare at the paper. Then he re-checked it and checked it again. He was trembling.…
Lahti, Finland
The Midnight sun seared the ice-cracked streets. He sat drinking a Finnish beer and watching the old vintage cars making…
The Titanic in New York City – Julia’s Story
Wednesday April 17th, 1912 Pier 60. NY,NY. Her name was simply, Julia Edinburgh – not doctor and not professor; she…
Thing and His Song
Thing was never going to sing at the Paris Opera but that wasn’t the point; he sang because he liked…
The One You Hate
The things you see inside of me Are never really there, The things despised, or criticised, Belong to you, not…
Write or Wrong
I never really quite belonged, To anyone or anywhere, Except the worlds inside my head, I’m always made so welcome…
Coldharbour: The Big Gallhoolie
It was an ancient village that was for sure, and on some days Jake found it to be the middle…
Dancing With Mister D. (3 stories)
Charles the Boy (The blacking factory on the left at Hungerford stairs – near present day Charing Cross station)…
The Music of the Spheres
for David Bowie – the man who let me hear the Universe – thank you. It had always troubled the…
The Polka Dot Comet Kid
The night that Sally was born, the comet, Hale-Bopp lit the skies above the hospital as she lay, crying. She…
Learn To Climb Trees
Learn to climb trees, And live with skinned knees, Learn to jump gaps and laugh, Learn to handstand, Play a…
ALICE – 1. Weird Wednesday
You go to sleep at night and who’s to say that everything will be just the same the next…
EASY
You see the lovers, sitting, Holding hands outside the café, Perfect you would think to yourself, Just perfect, Yet for…
Strange Loves
She hadn’t spoken to him, but then again, she didn’t need to. She knew what made him tick,…
On The Third Day
It happened in the time of war, and when Zachariah was at the right place, and at the right time…
100 Words to Freedom
I think I walked the length of the street with a great huge grin on my face. I wasn’t sure…
Never Ever Let Them Get You Down
1.Just ‘Cause You’re Breathing Just ‘cause you’re breathing, Doesn’t mean you’re alive, Just ‘cause you’re clever, Doesn’t mean that you’re…
The Promise
When you fall, I will catch you, When you call, I will be there, When you stumble, I will lift…
Me and Buzz and the Hospital
This is just one of those quick stories I gotta tell you ‘fore Buzz finds out. Some of the sharper…
Thing and His Birthday
The only time that Thing would ever make it down to the town was on the day of his birthday.…
The Day That Love Was Invented
The midday sun warmed his metal quicker than it warmed his skin parts. In this field, like every other field…
Murder
I guess it was murder that afternoon, trying to get to the coast on a train; despite the thunderstorms, flash…
To Catch A Warm Wind
So you’re asking me what’s the story of this photograph, and I’m saying to you, just rest your bones a…
2018 – Next Year’s Love
Next year some people will leave your life And new ones will enter Next year some dreams will vanish And…
Me and Buzz and Lyin’
There was a time back then, a long time after Buzz’s pappy had left for somewhere down south, that Buzz…
The Christmas Meal
When Sadie was ten years old, her mother ran away with another man and Sadie never laid eyes on her…
The Songbird
Some hearts are born to do certain tasks, and so it was with the songbird. She had been brought into…
Santa is a Weirdo
Sometimes you just do and sometimes it ain’t happening; and that pretty much explains my life and everyone I know.…
A Kind of Love
Every year it was the same thing; was it going to be a big Valentine’s card (looks too needy)? A…
Amazing Grace
It’s funny how no one talks about Amazing Grace anymore. I guess she’s been gone a long time. I guess…
Me and Buzz and Grooviness
When me and Buzz were about 15 years old, Buzz turned to me one day and told me, straight in…
Santa and the Battle of Hastings
He chose the highest room in town. Which, I suppose, is fair enough. What it doesn’t explain is why he…
Can’t Stop This Gun From Crying (a Black Mirror type written before Black Mirror)
It had been welcomed by the scientific community as a life saver, as the next step in metal technology and…
Yellow Balloon
His name was Charlie and he was a kid. Charlie was lucky enough to be living through his best years.…
Gregory
Ever since he was little, folks had always been telling him how he should live; that he should ‘do it…
The Bar at the End of Sugarhouse Lane
Alex’s Story If you’ve ever sauntered up Charles Street, you’ll know what I mean. Some days you see everything, the…
The Great Tiny Escape
Hansa had felt for a long, long time that he was alone; that he was the only one who had…
Breathers
It wasn’t hurting anyone; now was it? She’d give the kids a difficult problem to solve, although if she was…
THING and the Lesson
Ever since Thing had been left to fend for himself, he had grown a little harder to life. I suppose…
Thank You for Today
Thank you for today, Not everything was good, But then not everything was bad, I woke up sad and somewhere…
Nelle and Tru (For Harper Lee)
“I hate going outside, I absolutely hate it, hate it, hate it,” said Nelle to the sad-looking boy standing…
The Inscription
No one, and I mean no one, had ever seen the likes of the inscription before. It had lain undiscovered…
The Titanic In New York City – 3 stories
Wednesday April 17th, 1912 Pier 60. NY,NY. After a successful maiden voyage across the North Atlantic, the Titanic berths…
Coldharbour: Passing Wonderful
If Alexandra McMillan had been born in any era other than her own, she would have most certainly been burned…
A Hollow Moon
Even although I’m writing this on my deathbed, you’re probably still not going to believe me but I have to…
