Beth Jellicoe's 'Small Story'

A small story By standing on each others' shoulders it was possible to escape, but that was far too straightforward for our heroes.One shone a torch and the others crawled up the beam. Then the last one reached down and gave a hand to the girl who shone the...

A Haibun from Stephen W Leslie

Coloring Book – A Japanese HaibunAfter a year of preparation I was finally going to be seeing my first counseling client.  There was a knock on the door and she entered….and immediately my heart fell.  She was eleven years old and I had never had any...

A haiga from Pris Campbell

*Pris Campbell’s haiga have appeared in Haigaonline, Haijinx, Sketchbook, Notes From the Gean and others. She has been nominated three times for a Pushcart Prize for her free verse poetry. She has also published six collections of poetry. Formerly a Clinical...

Two haiku from Hay Brunsdon

My Favourite Things Haikus  Bacon   Sizziley, sizzle In the pan I’ll fry you and Lick fat from your back.   ‘Just a friend’  And now you hopscotch From holding my foetus hand To kissing my neck.  *Hay Brunsdon: “I am a 22 year old...

Three haiku from Matthew King

RepercussionsA fish on a hookA man in a sludge-filled creekHave we all been caught?Health care debateWhat an idiotFlag wavers scream and hollerA white tea partyLooking UpVying for powerA Steeple and MinaretGod can’t help but laugh*Matthew King is a soon-to-be graduate...