An Autumnal Trinity: 3 Haibun
Haibun First Staff Day ’13-’14 A hot and humid auditorium. Teachers from every school seated, talking. Some near an open window, some fanning themselves. Most sweating. Like me. The newest school’s principal, a woman...
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Ironic Contrasts
Haibun The sun teases us all. A shower of fiery light promises warmth before rain-filled cumulus eclipse it. A spatter of cold drizzle falls. Then stops. A breeze reminiscent of the record-setting bygone winter...
That One Day at IKEA
Poem Walking a lot in flip-flops As everyone shops Blisters forming From the chaos Patience and integrity Slowly untying Decision knots So many options So tired and lost Whatever, flip a coin Let’s...
Abandonment – Part Four
Serial Fiction “I like Taylor, but he doesn’t really know his place.” “Yeah, you can tell he’s more of a follower.” “I totally understand what you’re saying.” Nathan’s heavy eyes quickly, forcibly widened as...
Abandonment – Part Three
Serial Fiction “Comparison is the thief of joy.” The rough-rider’s words echoed quietly in Nathan’s psyche as he stared, motionless, into the cold emptiness of his place of business, nestled within the confines...
Two Minutes Silence
Hastings is bustling. Only teenagers and night workers are still in bed. My new cardigan compliments that circa nineties look I was going for. The rain starts. I follow the herd towards Priory Meadow....
Ad Infinitum
Resist this – cold, concrete ground beneath your feet. The clickety clack, clickety clack resound through city streets. You – are the bought and sold, led to wander endlessly around, peering in shop windows for a...
