Julian Baker says "Atisshoo"

by | Feb 23, 2010 | Prose & Poetry

AtisshooThree months on from not living with his parents, and still no shag. The girl at the pub's club night seemed well promising though. Even borrowing the barman's felt-tip to scribble her mobile number across a tissue for him. If it was really was...

Larry Kimmel looks forward to Spring Beauties

by | Feb 22, 2010 | Prose & Poetry

Spring BeautiesEach year I mark the stationary progressmade by a cluster of Spring Beauties,that at a distance are a bandof some religious sect arrayedin frail lavender gowns, leaningsouthward into the nearly impenetrable grass onan endless pilgrimage, remarkablefor...

Flash fiction on a Friday by Melanie Browne

by | Feb 19, 2010 | Prose & Poetry

Two Flappers in ParisLawrence scrutinized her bookshelf. He placed his thumb over the spine of each book and sipped his Pinot Noir while the Eagles New kid in Town played on the stereo. His thumb stopped on a book entitled Two Flappers in Paris. That peaked his...

Alan Girling remembers the solstice

by | Feb 18, 2010 | Prose & Poetry

Solstice ‘09 Upon leaving the Chinese gardenwhere a hundred paper lanternsin magical trainsof flickering lightfloated lazily acrossthe dark waters,you stopped to lookup and count the stars, tenthrough the cloud-break,marvellous,bringing an even greaterdelight,...