Horses
Linda phoned me. They found him lying on the ground again. It seems like he’s…
Browsing: Fiction
Dog Years
Then the Lord said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their…
A Grand Lady Must be a Hundred Years Old
I owe my life to a bullet that pierced my father’s skull. The time was…
The Death of My Marriage and JFK Junior
It happens. After four years of marriage, I’m madly in love…just not with my…
Fiction: Dos Lunas
The Gallego, Dos Lunas, sat on the low wall of the Mirador San Nicolas hurling…
Murphy Walked into the Bar
It was just after opening time when Murphy walked into the bar. He wasn’t welcome…
Fiction: Change
Neil went to tea break for the gossip, to find out what was going on,…
The Last Christmas
The afternoon of Christmas Eve, just as it’s beginning to get dark, Mum opens the …
Fiction: Everything Human
“Have you ever been alone in an old theatre at night? There are no places…
Ode to the Christmas Pub
– A seasonal riff on the opening paragraph of Moby Dick – Call me Andy.…
Friended
We were best friends, each the other’s trusted wingman and sometime sponsor and crude litigator…
Fiction: Fez
December light spills down the halka, through the shutters and across my bed. Living in…
Fiction: Old Poetry
It was because of Daniel that Mary Ann remembered Tom again; because she’d found out…
Mary Dances
In normal times Mary used to catch glimpses of the dancers. On his cigarette break…
Fairy Story
Then the fairy spread her wings and flew off. People came from far and wide…
Visiting
In February Anne faced the days with her usual shaky stoicism. She opened the curtains…
This Is The Leg I Use When I’m Thinking
His blue look was on the ground, as though it held the reason for the…
Fiction: The Sea of Pearls
TEL AVIV – SEPTEMBER – 2023 Noah Artowski, by now a six-year veteran of the…
Wouldn’t You?
Summer was winding to its natural end but the evenings were still warm in London…