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
Dear Darling…
Dear Darling, Hopefully, this is the last letter I write to you before we meet again. I fall asleep at night thinking of what it
Hector the Hero
Hector McDermott had learned to fly in the Great War. Not that those were the skills his country had called on him to supply. No,
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 with a little more hair,
You’ll Make It
You’ll make it, I know you will, You’ve come too far and now is not the time. If only you stopped and thought about it
Next Time…
The next time, I’ll say ‘hi’ when that moment first arises The next time, I’ll cross the street before the trouble starts The next time,
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
Zoot and Sandy and Seeing
Sandy the elephant and Zoot the dog were, without doubt, the best of pals in the whole wide world. They loved to sit by the
The Promise
When you fall, I will catch you,When you call, I will be there,When you stumble, I will lift you,When you’re drowning, give you air,When you
One Day I Passed Perfection
The smell of shoe polish and summer, The taste of dandelion and burdock lemonade, The sun as rosy red as it ever was, My grandmother’s
Mr Clutterbuck
Mr Shoebuckle lived in a house filled to the roof with flaws. They were in his attic, his cellar, every drawer, and cupboard, and he
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
The Next Time
The next time, I’ll say ‘hi’ when that moment first arises The next time, I’ll cross the street before the trouble starts The next time,
I Will Remember
I will remember you when the best of you has goneI will remember you when the song you loved is sungI will remember you when
Me and Buzz and the Cowboy Hat
I think it started with the hat. Buzz had found this old cowboy hat in the attic of his house. He’d been up there looking
Today
“Today is going to be a great day,” said the little boy Whose mother unexpectedly opened her eyes Today is going to be a great
THING and Everything
Thing came home that day, like he did many times, sad but making the best of it. One or two of the kids at school,
If All The World….
If all the world went dark today, And the yellow sun no longer shone, And we felt our paths from place to place, And loved
Robots and Angels
She called him ‘Charlie’, it had been her grandfather’s name. Not that she was comparing this collection of organic blocks to him. It had just
Senga
She hadn’t chosen the name ‘Senga’. The Tour Guide had given it to her, along with a list of rules as long as her tail.
Hope Street
“Only two kindsa folks in this life, boy. Thems with a conscience, and thems who ain’t got one.” Then my grandpa would suck on his
You’re OK
Stop confusing, abusing and using – The one that you see in the glass Stop berating, deflating, and hating – That soul which you treat
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,
The Fine Art of Being Different
The story was written for a charity. Every one of us is made just that little bit different from the next person. It’s what makes
One Night, In 1949
I guess it would be inaccurate to say that the day started with the sun rising, ‘cause it didn’t. The day started under the moonlight,
No Second Chance
I guess you never really know when your own will start, but in hindsight, I know his began on Friday, February the 11th at 10.23pm. 86,400
Be Happy
There was a story told once, about a man who only had one wish, and that was to stand in the middle of a small
Me and Buzz and Swearin’
If I were being real honest here, I would have to say that Buzz’s Pa used to swear real bad sometimes. Especially on the days
The Secret to Life
He wondered if maybe everyone else in the world knew the answer to the question, and that perhaps he had been in the restroom when
Wonderland (or how to escape Brexit)
The pressure was building on Charlie and his life so much, that some mornings he felt he might get the ‘bends’ if he sat up
THING and Gravity
Ever since Thing had been left to fend for himself, he had grown a little harder to what we know as life. I suppose that
The Box
“I don’t want you to speak like that again. Do you hear me? It’s blasphemy, that’s what it is, plain and simple. You should be
Pinocchio
He knew he wasn’t like the others. Hadn’t his family moved to the lost Black Lands up in the north – meaning that he had
London Roads – 1963
She always loved to look out this window on to Commercial Road. The things she had seen. My god, she could write a book, and
Sweet Fanny Adams
You’re wondering which of those two dames is our Sweet Fanny Adams? Well, It’s the little one on the left (as you’re looking at it).
A Simple Truth
“You get to every day by winning, you know that don’t you?” Was what she used to say to us kids when we’d taken a
This Year’s Love
This year some people will leave your life And new ones will enter This year some dreams will vanish And others, not thought of, will
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 some invitation – Another day,
The Stars Wanted Her Back
When I first got to know her, She was fully formed. A woman with life, and humour and Hopes. And in the gaps between the
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
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 faith, Doesn’t mean that you’re
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 was the most beautiful of
Lassoing the Moon
(for Jim – the King of the Kings Arms) The two of them sat at the shaky table in the Bright Water Café. They always
The Hearts of Dying Stars
There was a moon that night, That shook my comfortable existence On this little Earth And as I looked at the stars I almost lost
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
Waiting
There’s a little house, Not too far out of town, Where I’ll go when I leave this place, You’ll always find a log fire burning
Greenock Story: The Glass Red Rose
There was an old road, they called it ‘the Roman road’, which led there once upon a time. The farm, like the family, used to
The Rain Country
‘Within 25 years England will not have enough water to meet demand, the head of the Environment Agency is warning.’ BBC March 19th, 2019 “You
On Some Quiet Smiling Day
I know nothing of the rules you use, Or the gods, Or stars you live by All I know is how I’ve done, How I’ve
The Best
Wrap up your soul from the north winds, Turn your sweet head, To facing the sun, I know that those dark clouds will scare you,
The Stars Wanted Her Back
Originally posted on Bobby Stevenson:
When I first got to know her, She was fully formed. A woman with life, and humour and Hopes. And…
On Some Quiet Smiling Day
Originally posted on Bobby Stevenson:
I know nothing of the rules you use, Or the gods, Or stars you live by All I know is…
DeepFake
They waited. They knew that was all they had to do. It had all started off back in the early days of social media with
Smile and Wave
You’re condemned if you do, And condemned if you don’t, You’re condemned if you will, And condemned if you won’t, You’re condemned if you smile,
I AM NOT YOU
I am not you, And you are not me, When we both look at problems, Different things we will see, The world is driven by
Hope
This life wasn’t my idea or yours, Nor was the pain or laughter, Created from our own lips. Someone, or something else, Fashioned all of
The Bestest Gift Ever
That Christmas, that Christmas He’ll always remember The present he got was for free He ran down the stairs And looked in the mirror And
Magnificent
It had been the longest of times since he had last spoken to anyone. When was it? Perhaps a lifetime ago. He wasn’t sure, and
An Uncivil War
Connor Tray is the hero. That much is true. He needs to get back to the East Coast of the US to start college, but
Asperger’s Moon
The two of them sat at the shaky table in the Bright Water Café. They always chose this table as it gave Jake and his
The Man From Biloxi
The first time I seen him was on 8th Avenue, that must have been around early ’51. I mean he was a street man and
The Little Girl who Tried to Make the World Happy
Sabrina was nine summers old when she met the old woman. To be real honest, she hadn’t even noticed her at first as the woman
Be Kind
Be humble, be grateful, Be loving, be kind, Be happy, be truthful, Be caring, be kind, Be patient, be generous, Be thankful, be kind, Don’t
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, And a garland for your
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 tell someone. It’s about what
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 darkness take the stage, And
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 mouth of an angel
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 back in one piece –
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 the central belt of Scotland
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 whole universe in everything else.
The Bully
You knew all this, You even let it become a part of you, “Who me? A bully? I don’t think so, friend. Not I.” But
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 came calling on me, one
In a Heartbeat
In a heartbeat, The car turned the corner too fast, and turned over, The last thing the mother did was scold her Son for chewing
The Halloween Mirror
For the last three weeks, he’d been shaving. He was proud of that, I mean most of his friends had started a year or two
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, both scared him and got
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
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 all truth, just a lot
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
A Brilliant Life
Martin was a man. That was the best and the worst of it. He lived in room that served as his bedroom and sometimes as
The Halloween Man
She had only stepped off the bus, when Katy sent her a text. What was she wearing to the Halloween party? Was she still going
To…
To all the love That died unspoken, To all the hearts So quietly broken, To all the tears That fell unseen, To all the things
Leaving Traces
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
If Fish Could Scream
We live in twilight, We do, All of us who stay silent about these things, All of us who never speak up and say it’s
The Montana Express
The Montana Express was a wind that found its temperature somewhere around the northern end of Canada and then didn’t stop until it hit the
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 effect you’ve had, Or who
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 you that’s so far out
Zoot & Sandy and Happiness
As always, Sandy the elephant and Zoot the dog were the best of pals in the whole wide world and were sitting by the river.
The Cloud Walker
I remember reading in a newspaper once, about a family who had lost someone in the dark day of 9/11. There was nothing unique in
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 an old battered car and
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 scar upon a garage wall
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 tea and left him with
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 three noises that broke the
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 that it could be him;
Being There
To hold the sky from falling on your head, To make you safe as you dream in your bed, To stop the world from breaking
My Squeaky Heart
He was nervous – really nervous – as he met her as she stepped off the bus. He wasn’t nervous in Sara’s company – no,
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 the lip of a small
Dexter and Eugene
What do you do with your life, when you have all the money you will ever need? Now in some cases that doesn’t mean it’s
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 a drink nor wish you
You’ll Make It,I know You Will
You’ll make it, I know you will, You’ve come too far and now is not the time. If only you stopped and thought about it
You, kill me.
She was the kinda gal who sashayed where ever she went. Always sashaying and flicking those hips from side to side. She was the best
…breath-taking…..
…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
Murder
I guess it was murder that afternoon, trying to get to the coast on a train; despite the thunderstorms, flash floods, delayed trains and everyone
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 and hope,But to fill a
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 that I had everything in
Man in the Moon
Those who drove past that particular stretch of road would have caught a glimpse of what they thought was a dead animal; it was dead
Bullying
I remember one fine day, I was sitting with my Grandpa. He looked at me inquisitive like. “What’s eating your goat?” He said, in his
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, I heard the folks whispering
The Stalk Exchange
If I had started the story, ‘once upon a time’ it might have given me more leeway with the tale that lies ahead –
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 place, Beyond, A land of
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 a little darker, And I
HOPE
H old O n, P ain E nds H ave O nly P ositive E xpectations H appiness O utlives P eople’s E
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 land of somewhere greater.
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 going to be a great
