Some Thoughts for a Less Than Perfect Day…..
Love and Hope You asked me, my young one, as we sat by the sea What life had brought to my heart. “Was it joy, was it sadness, Was it … Continue Reading Some Thoughts for a Less Than Perfect Day…..
Lost Shoes on Rannoch Moor
The first time I saw them, I thought to myself, ‘hello, something up here’ and I had these visions of an office worker who had had enough, who had then … Continue Reading Lost Shoes on Rannoch Moor
The Book Store
Once it was just a bookshop and everything that the word ‘bookshop’ meant. It could only sell a limited number of books because of the size of the place. Then … Continue Reading The Book Store
Stealing Moses
The Last British War
“You think that a wall as solid as the earth separates civilisation from barbarism. I tell you the division is a thread, a sheet of glass”. The Power-House, John Buchan, … Continue Reading The Last British War
I’ll Meet You On The Dark Side Of The Moon.
My Granddad is on the far side of the Moon. Well, he used to call it the Dark Side, after his favourite record that he would never stop playing, but … Continue Reading I’ll Meet You On The Dark Side Of The Moon.
100 Words
It was one of those New York evenings. A cold wind was blowing off the East River. He’d made up his mind an hour ago that he was going to … Continue Reading 100 Words
The Book Keeper
It had been his job as long as anyone could remember. He was the Book Keeper and he enjoyed all that the job entailed. Sure he never slept, but wasn’t … Continue Reading The Book Keeper
100 Words
They’d all lived happily in a ranch just outside San Diego. His father and grandfather were stuntmen in the new movie business up in Los Angeles. When Harry had passed … Continue Reading 100 Words
Heartbeats
There’s a finite number of heartbeatsTo each and every lifeSome less than some would hope forSome more than some would likeYet every beat’s a milestoneWhich flags that one more’s spentAnd … Continue Reading Heartbeats
Somewhere Safe
No camera can ever capture That kindness in your smile Or the love that’s in your eyes No camera can ever hold The way I felt as we climbed that … Continue Reading Somewhere Safe
The Man Who Knew Where Love Was Hidden
There had always been wars. Even in times of love and hope, there was always a reason to kill. From the 17th century onwards, wars got more complex: families fought … Continue Reading The Man Who Knew Where Love Was Hidden
A Love Story: Zeppelins Over America
Elizabeth’s Story It had only been a day since my world had changed. I sat by the window, opening it a little. The cold air of the lounge was refreshing … Continue Reading A Love Story: Zeppelins Over America
100 Words
My father cried the night the trains stopped running.’ It’ll kill this town stone-dead, mark my words’ – he was right. Folks moved away. The grocery store shut down, and … Continue Reading 100 Words
BREATHTAKING
…if she had looked up at that moment, his nurse would have seen his toes moving in waltz time to a tune that only he could hear. Through the willow … Continue Reading BREATHTAKING
Thank You.
Thank you for today, Not everything was good, But then not everything was bad, I woke up sad and somewhere in the sunshine The day got a little better. Thank … Continue Reading Thank You.
Waiting…
I’m waiting for the winds to blow,And someday soon, or later,They’ll take me on a voyage,To a land of somewhere greater. And if we do not get the chanceTo wish … Continue Reading Waiting…
100 Words
The rain swept the avenue most of the night. She was hot, sticky and waiting – always waiting as she did for most things. They had made love with the … Continue Reading 100 Words
Rest
I know you’re tired of that twisted road,Tired of climbing those hills,Tired of getting to the top of one,Only to have to drop down into another valley,So why not just … Continue Reading Rest
100 WORDS
It was the last tomorrow. I’d heard that the Seven-Eleven had gas but when I got there – nada. Not a drop. The couple who ran the place had always … Continue Reading 100 WORDS
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 of you out there might remember the time that Buzz … Continue Reading Me and Buzz and the Hospital
The Man Who Lived Twice
There was a story from the early 1950s in Glasgow about Sammy; a man who used to play the violin. Sammy didn’t have a home, but sometimes a kind soul … Continue Reading The Man Who Lived Twice
Hope
Hope. Bob Hope, was a comedian born in Eltham, London. He married twice. Hope made some people laugh and some people cry. Hope. The Hope Diamond was formed in the … Continue Reading Hope
ROCKET MAN
Edward Frostwaite always wanted something different to happen to him. Not for him was the attraction of a job in a factory. Nor did he want to go into the … Continue Reading ROCKET MAN
100 Words
I walked the length of the street with a great magnificent grin on my face. I wasn’t sure if I looked like a terrorist type of crazy, but then again … Continue Reading 100 Words
Five Minutes Out of Your Life
It wasn’t hurting anyone; now was it? She’d give the kids a difficult problem to solve, although if she was being honest, there wasn’t an answer to it. Then, when … Continue Reading Five Minutes Out of Your Life
Life
Like every other day, Harry spent his mornings in the park in that little period between breakfast and lunch. He’d sit and watch the animals and the humans, and normally … Continue Reading Life
Birdman
He had kept birds since he was knee-high to a pelican’s leg; and all his life he had understood them and they, him. It was probably a love affair, if … Continue Reading Birdman
Stealing the Sun
STEALING THE SUN I think I was eight or nine years of age when my Grandma went down the road. At least that’s what my Granddad called it.“Your Grandma has … Continue Reading Stealing the Sun
A Child of a Lesser God
The full moon had formed over Thing’s cave 12 times when he decided that enough was enough. He now realised that his mother and father were not coming back home.Where … Continue Reading A Child of a Lesser God
Woodrow
Here’s the strange thing, no one was ever really sure when Woodrow moved to the village. You must remember him? He lived in that little cottage at the top … Continue Reading Woodrow
Distant Lights
Lights on the road had always meant different things to her. When she’d been bad, it was her father’s car coming up the drive and the punishment that followed. On … Continue Reading Distant Lights
3000 Miles of Heaven to Woodstock
They had first gone there when the world was a more complicated place, and their lives were just plain and simple. Everything they wanted or needed seemed easier to get … Continue Reading 3000 Miles of Heaven to Woodstock
Time Flies
One morning when Olivia was still half asleep, she heard her Grandma talking to her Grandpa all about things that fly. At least she thought that was what they were … Continue Reading Time Flies
Amy and Hector
There are two people in this story – as well as Hector. Hector’s the elephant. The little girl is Amy, and her granddad is the other fellow. From the moment … Continue Reading Amy and Hector
The Ballad of the Quiet Man
He said nothing, not a word ever passed his lips, He just sat in the peace and quiet with a Mona Lisa smile, One cold day the Angry People passed … Continue Reading The Ballad of the Quiet Man
The House of Love
I don’t know who lives there now, although sometimes I’d drive past, stop the car up the road a little, and sit and look at the old place.We used to … Continue Reading The House of Love
Black and White Days
On the white days, I walk into the town by the old farm road. It is muddy, yet the sun shines and everything is in its place. On the black … Continue Reading Black and White Days
The Book Keeper
It had been his job as long as anyone could remember. He was the Book Keeper and he enjoyed all that the job entailed. Sure he never slept, but wasn’t … Continue Reading The Book Keeper
To All the Lost Things
To all the lost things, And all the lost days, To all the lost folks Who meandered away. To all the lost things, And all the lost dreams, To the … Continue Reading To All the Lost Things
Friends
Don’t think you are never seen, dear friend, you leave a trace wherever you wander – A smile, a laugh, a hope. Don’t think you are never heard, my pal, … Continue Reading Friends
Twenty Twenty Vision
Next year some people will leave your life And new ones will enter Next year some dreams will vanish And others, not thought of, will come out of the sun … Continue Reading Twenty Twenty Vision
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 in New York. Annie’s Story She was born with the … Continue Reading The Titanic In New York City – 3 stories
The Best of All Summers
I promised myself that if the story made over 200,000 reads on FaceBook I would let it rest. It’s done that and there’s been over 31,000 responses – including the … Continue Reading The Best of All Summers
100 Word Story – 1979
Life was always other people, at least that’s the way it felt to her. It was the messiness of just being alive that got to Sadie. The messiness of love, … Continue Reading 100 Word Story – 1979
Cracked Hearts/Walking Wounded
Cracked Hearts She washes her mother with water and with love. Gently caressing the body that looks like someone she once knew, but her mother’s mind has already gone ahead … Continue Reading Cracked Hearts/Walking Wounded
100 Word Story – Thing
He’d been called everything under the Sun but hadn’t become used to it – although it stopped hurting so much. ‘Freak’,’Monster’ and ‘Moron’ were some of the names. Thing had … Continue Reading 100 Word Story – Thing
How Could You Be Anything Other Than Beautiful
HOW COULD YOU BE ANTHING OTHER THAN BEAUTIFUL So you’re not as thin, nor as fat as you wanted to be, Or as tall, or as short, or with a … Continue Reading How Could You Be Anything Other Than Beautiful
One Day When You Least Expect It…
The stand-up and be glorious thing about it is: You’ll never know when or how it happens, Never know what affect you’ve had, Or who you’ve saved. It might be … Continue Reading One Day When You Least Expect It…
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 more accurate to say that they rubbed against each other’s … Continue Reading Skiing In Central Park
