Colin Cross is drinking to forget

Three short poems by regular IS&T contributor Colin Cross…DRINK TO FORGETI can't sayI drink to forgetbecauseI always rememberdrinkingevenif everything elseis a blank# # # # #NOTHINGnothing excitinghas happenedto me latelythereforeI have nothingto write...

New flash fiction by Cath Barton

Catching the light I saw Joan Crawford last night.  She was the ringmaster at the circus. Yes, for real, not like in that film.Me and Effie were walking down Mid Street when I saw the poster. Fluorescent, shining at us out of the grey of the Highland...

Ken Head reviews 'Non Dog' by Harry Owen

Non Dog Harry Owen  The Poets’ Printery (South Africa) ISBN:  0-620-46472-0 Paperback:  unpriced 59ppHarry Owen is an interesting man and I’d recommend visiting his website and getting to know him better.  Having left England in 2008 for South...

Lizzy Dening is at the hospital with Jackie Wilson

Jackie WilsonAfter a certain pointit’s too late to walk into a movie.When you’ve missed the set-up,the love interest, the plot complications.If you’re in the line for popcorn,when it’s your own life they play out on screen,and you don’t notice it slip past, reel by...