Monthly Archives: September 2009

Mrs. Busy is married to Mr. Busy. They have two point five children and live in a tidy house in a tidy suburb. Mrs. Busy is a very busy woman, with a full-time job and full-time family and full-time social … Continue reading →

Her mouth opened and shut, slowly, as the koi lazing through warm water proffer their silent observations to delighted children on a bridge above. Like she was repeating something on the phone, or giving solemn news that she could hardly … Continue reading →

Salty blooded lips, veins charged with adrenalin, ears ringing and hounds on her heels. This is how Eli raced across the cobblestones, raced ahead of accusatory cries and yowls and rushed towards her imagined destiny, the future being divined by … Continue reading →

Walking along the evening beach, desolate, cold, I look up into the void above and am amused by how apt the phrase ‘wheeling constellations’ is as it rolls through my mind. The immense, sprawling starscape showing through purple dusk; making … Continue reading →

Two trains are rushing towards each other, metallic slugs in the corner of my vision, overwhelmed by slumbering, forest-carpeted rock giants teased by tendrils of white mist lighter than fairy floss. A pink-orange dye is spreading from the lightening horizon, … Continue reading →