by Ivory Web | Jun 1, 2009 | Prose & Poetry
ON THE ROLLERCOASTERWhile she smilesthrough it,apparently calm,he makes the most – no, more than the most – of it, evenmore scaredthan he reallyis, mouth wide open,eyes wide open,heart wide open.Still scared though.* Nigel Pickard is a regular IS&T contributor....
by Ivory Web | May 29, 2009 | Prose & Poetry
Bukowski Night I'm holding my annual Bukowski NightI almost wish you were all here but if it don't come bursting out of youthen please don't come Allen's come to do his Kaddish uninvited or so he always says it could be...
by Ivory Web | May 28, 2009 | Prose & Poetry
The Benefits of Train TravelWhen something tells youYou need a vacation Take a train across countryForget the planesLeading to comic-strip beachesWhy would you dig in the hot sand Why would you allow yourselfTo get stranded Between the land and the waterWhen you...
by Ivory Web | May 27, 2009 | Prose & Poetry
WALKING THE DOGSas a young childat primary schoolin the New ForestI was fascinatedby the large lorrieswith large suction attachmentsyou used to cometo the schoolevery weekto pump outthe school toilets and one dayI went homeand told my parentsthatwhen I grew upI...
by Ivory Web | May 26, 2009 | Prose & Poetry
chasing the horizon standing at this point in time and spaceseconds passing by like words off a page as i readeach second a word that's not been said i look for something to take my aim forspace stretches out before meas far as the eye can see no...
by Ivory Web | May 23, 2009 | Prose & Poetry, Word & Image
* Jessica Patient won the WordSkills creative writing competition in 2008 and has several flashes, poems and short stories published. Her blog is www.writerslittlehelper.blogspot.com She is currently writing a novel.
