A Note Found in a Jacket
6.30am July, 1st 1916, Somme If I could lay thee down my love, In a bed of silk and lace, […]
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 […]
At Another Setting of the Sun
At another setting of the sun, And another journey’s end, At one more blissful end of day, Let all the […]
Me and Buzz and Smilin’ and Girls.
1.Smilin’ Like I’m always tellin’ you, Buzz thought he was born with a tongue that had been stolen straight from […]
The Private War of Bobby Falkirk.
Which war he went to (and came back from), isn’t important here, it’s just important to know that Bobby came […]
The House with the Red Roof
One year, I decided not to walk the West Highland Way; a path of about a hundred miles leading from […]
A Violin on a Tank
They were brothers, that’s probably the easiest thing to say. There was a couple of years between them and a […]
The Bully
You knew all this, You even let it become a part of you, “Who me? A bully? I don’t think […]
Me and My Pal, Thing.
Long after Thing had departed the valley, and long, long after those who were his kin had disappeared; a woman […]
In a Heartbeat
In a heartbeat, The car turned the corner too fast, and turned over, The last thing the mother did was […]
The Halloween Mirror
For the last three weeks, he’d been shaving. He was proud of that, I mean most of his friends had […]
THING and His Best Thought
When it happened it took Thing by surprise. The fact that a thought like that could go through Thing’s mind, […]
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 […]
The Last Person on Earth
He ate his tin of beans and gently thought about things. Was life an exciting adventure, or was it, in […]
The Quiet Man
He said nothing, not a word ever passed his lips,He just sat in the peace and quiet with a Mona […]
A Brilliant Life
Martin was a man. That was the best and the worst of it. He lived in room that served as […]
The Halloween Man
She had only stepped off the bus, when Katy sent her a text. What was she wearing to the Halloween […]
To…
To all the love That died unspoken, To all the hearts So quietly broken, To all the tears That fell […]
A Simple Truth
“You get to everyday by winning, you know that don’t you?” Was what she used to say to us kids, […]
Leaving Traces
Don’t think you are never seen, dear friend, You leave a trace wherever you wander – A smile, a laugh, […]
If Fish Could Scream
We live in twilight, We do, All of us who stay silent about these things, All of us who never […]
The Montana Express
The Montana Express was a wind that found its temperature somewhere around the northern end of Canada and then didn’t […]
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 […]
You’re Not From Around Here, Then?
Now I ain’t one to lie or even kid (if it comes to that), but sometimes a thing happens to […]
Zoot & Sandy and Happiness
As always, Sandy the elephant and Zoot the dog were the best of pals in the whole wide world and […]
The Cloud Walker
I remember reading in a newspaper once, about a family who had lost someone in the dark day of 9/11. […]
The Best of All Summers 1962
Some things remain with you forever. When I was ten years old, my father took me on a trip in […]
Footprints On A Carpet
Even if it’s only footprints on a carpet Or blades of grass crushed where I once sat Or a muddy […]
Things That Didn’t Make The News Today..
Mrs Jacobs, from the other side of town, sat and talked with a homeless man, bought him a cup of […]
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised……
…all the junkies and the rat-runners broke curfew that night and some even tried to jump the wall. There were […]
Time is on My Side (the man who changed the Rolling Stones)
He knew the exact time it was to take place. He’d studied the when and where for years and dreamed […]
Being There
To hold the sky from falling on your head, To make you safe as you dream in your bed, To […]
My Squeaky Heart
He was nervous – really nervous – as he met her as she stepped off the bus. He wasn’t nervous […]
The Thing That Changes Folks
One summer an old man came to live near us. He had rented the little French house which sat on […]
Dexter and Eugene
What do you do with your life, when you have all the money you will ever need? Now in some […]
Stand Up to Cancer + The Polka-Dot Comet Kid
No one will stand by your grave and weep Nor will they talk of long-lost friends No one will raise […]
You’ll Make It,I know You Will
Alone in the Dark You’ll make it, I know you will, You’ve come too far and now is not the […]
You, kill me.
She was the kinda gal who sashayed where ever she went. Always sashaying and flicking those hips from side to […]
…breath-taking…..
…if she had looked up at that moment, his nurse would have seen his toes moving in waltz time to […]
Murder
I guess it was murder that afternoon, trying to get to the coast on a train; despite the thunderstorms, flash […]
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 a human life,Takes courage […]
The Man Who Sold The British Library
So you’re probably asking how it all came to this. How I got here, when it wasn’t that long ago […]
The Best is to Come
Wrap up your soul from the north winds, Turn your sweet head, To facing the sun, I know that those […]
Man in the Moon
Those who drove past that particular stretch of road would have caught a glimpse of what they thought was a […]
Bullying
I remember one fine day, I was sitting with my Grandpa. He looked at me inquisitive like. “What’s eating your […]
The Stalk Exchange
If I had started the story, ‘once upon a time’ it might have given me more leeway with the […]
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 […]
2019 – Next Year’s Love
Next year some people will leave your life And new ones will enter Next year some […]
Great Aunt Bessie Played the Trombone
My great Aunt Bessie played the trombone. That’s the beginning and end of it. Although when I was a kid, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
The House with the Red Roof
One year, I decided not to walk the West Highland Way; a path of about a hundred miles leading from […]
THING and His Best Thought
When it happened it took Thing by surprise. The fact that a thought like that could go through Thing’s mind, […]
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 […]
The Last Person on Earth
He ate his tin of beans and gently thought about things. Was life an exciting adventure, or was it, in […]
The Quiet Man
He said nothing, not a word ever passed his lips,He just sat in the peace and quiet with a Mona […]
A Brilliant Life
Martin was a man. That was the best and the worst of it. He lived in room that served as […]
The Halloween Man
She had only stepped off the bus, when Katy sent her a text. What was she wearing to the Halloween […]
To…
To all the love That died unspoken, To all the hearts So quietly broken, To all the tears That fell […]
A Simple Truth
“You get to everyday by winning, you know that don’t you?” Was what she used to say to us kids, […]