by Dave | Sep 28, 2024 | Uncategorized |
A glance over my shoulder, A blurred image appears Of the angry maid when I told her With pouting lips and tears, That my pushbike was took once more By brothers just to tease, And because my legs were far too slow, They vanished behind the trees. Then the nurse,...
by Dave | Sep 28, 2024 | Uncategorized |
I cried all night. I’ve known Samesh from next door my whole life. Born on the same day in the same hospital and best friends for years before we fell in love. My family adore him, and his love me. So, the shock when Dad said ‘No’ was like an elephant stampede...
by Dave | Sep 28, 2024 | Uncategorized |
Dear Mother, France, 2 January 1915 I am writing to thank you for the latest parcel which you sent me. The chocolate, biscuits and tobacco were very comforting and some of my comrades were very...
by Dave | Jun 29, 2024 | Uncategorized |
They have set the bonfire alight. The smoke-whorled dark smells of cloves and ginger, treacle and brown ale. At the foot of the pyre spuds and chestnuts roast. Grannies spread a red-checked cloth over the grass. A small boy’s mouth is ringed with parkin crumbs, while...
by Dave | Jun 29, 2024 | Uncategorized |
Whilst the congregation has been mumbling along to hymns they recall from school assembly, weddings, or funerals, I’ve been mouthing the lyrics to ‘I Will Survive’… grateful for the blue mask hiding my lips. The vicar presses the button to draw the curtains and...
by Dave | Jun 29, 2024 | Uncategorized |
I shouldn’t have got into his car. I didn’t know him. We’d exchanged a few messages on a dating app for the over 50’s. When I saw his picture, I thought he had an honest face, with a nice smile, normal, not flashy. I hoped he would be patient and not want too much...
