Somewhat belatedly is an announcement of the first publishing success. A piece was accepted by the magazine BLYNKT. They accepted a vignette called Strip to Freedom. It’s a contemplation on the trials and tribulations of young graduates today who must …
Saturday Morning
Solitary rower heading back from market. It’s Saturday. Nowhere to be. Light strain on the oar – feeling the grain of the wood. Drawing in the air on the sea. Riding the tide, heartbeat of the ocean. Steady homeward with …
First Day of Retirement
Oh quiet morning! At last the last week! Now it’s official. I am an antique. No meetings today, no calls to make, no shifting the shiftless, no mindless earache. Today’s plan now I’m thrown out as scrap: Enjoy a good …
Friends
Remember long ago we ran along the beach? The water was so very cold. You found a starfish. I found a crab. We tried to divine all the secrets they hold. We vowed to stay friends no matter what may …
The Peace of a Pine Forest
A fibonacci tangle hoards the light. Creates a space where dreams ignite. Silence ensured by a thick needle bed. Fragrant perfumes fuel the head. Step into the calm, as nature’s guest. Sense the rhythm. Shelter and rest. Feel the peace …
Inside Rainbows
First light. It’s cold, nearly frozen toes. Nothing stirs the quiet, but a pair of crows. It’s dank. Feel old, rueing summer’s close. Empty fields, lifeless brown. Green no longer grows. Seek light! Be bold, push aside the woes. Recapture colour’s …
…and then another
A writing career, it appears, requires infinite patience or at least a lot of it and the last fourteen months has not uncovered a mother lode of the stuff buried deep within my psyche. However, I have a couple of …
