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A Farewell

28 Saturday May 2022

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A very short story today taken from the collection of poetry, prose and lyrics: ‘Another Tease’ available via the links below.

Hope you enjoy this.

I thought of you then, on the day that I left, knowing, despite the words, that we would never meet again. I thought of you as I sat in the darkness, as the Sun dipped like a dying friend beyond the horizon for what might as well have been the last time. I knew that I, like the errant Sun, would rise again, but that neither of us would ever be quite the same: the Sun would burn fractionally less brightly, its gaseous source ever so slightly diminished, and I, with less reason to rise than before, would begin to become a shadow of myself. I thought of you and the words that we had shared wondering if you had ever truly understood my meaning. Had you thought of me as a friend or merely an acquaintance, and had I ever truly understood what lay behind your eyes? I thought of how close I felt that we had become, our shoulders brushing against one another as we shared a joke, our laughter spreading its roots between us connecting us forever, or so I had imagined. But did you leave me behind along with all the other artefacts of work when you closed the door behind you and returned to your home?

I thought of you and wondered whether I had been too obscure, too subtle in my words and looks, for you to see me. And what exactly had I felt? Was this a connection that I felt that I had needed or something that had burst upon me unexpectedly and had opened a new door which whispered quietly for me to go through? Perhaps the moment had come for me, after a life of living at a comfortable distance from the edge, to finally take a chance, a risk. But, of course, caution is a powerful bedfellow, and, by the time I had recognised the chance, if had closed its eye for ever.

I thought of you then and wondered if you had ever lain alone in the dark beneath the Summer’s heat: I wondered if, like me, you had lost yourself to imagination; and I wondered if you had ever found yourself with your hand between your legs, wishing its fingers were mine.

Another Tease – poetry, prose and lyrics

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Another Tease

28 Saturday Aug 2021

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Firstly a huge thank you to everyone who has purchased either Falling Sleet or The Candle Game. I hope that you are enjoying them.

It gives me great pleasure to announce the publication of my latest collection of writing Another Tease:

‘Another Tease’ is a collection of poetry, short prose fiction and lyrics covering themes as diverse as love & war, faith & loss and hope & depression. The lyrics have no melodies – each one is left open for the reader to create their own interpretation.

ISBN: 978-1-329-16251-8

Available now via:

LULU

As soon as the book is available on other platforms I will post more!

I hope that you enjoy reading!

And now, a couple of ‘teasers’ –

Watching Dreams

Watching dreams

Evaporate like tears

In the warmth of another,

Sun-bleached streaks

On a bed of sand,

Wanting to reach out

Clutch and grab

At Youth’s fresh resolve,

Mold it to age’s wisdom

And stride once more,

Sight-scarred eyes

Life-bleached and hollow

Stare blind at passing time,

Hands that sweep so quickly

Unforgiving, so cold,

And floating on the wind

Dream’s lost fragments fly

To settle on another,

Sun-bleached streaks

On a bed of sand.

The Interview

When they had asked me what he had been like, the man with the knife, all I could say was that I couldn’t really say. He had been, to my mind’s eye, nothing more, or less, than average.

      He had stood at average height; not discernibly taller nor shorter than myself. His hair had been worn short, but neither cropped nor shaven, and his eyes, well I could barely remember the colour of my closest friend’s eyes, so that line of questioning drew a blank.

      What of the colour of the man’s skin? I could confidently say that he was white, but boasted a tanned face; or had that been a more olive complexion? It was difficult to say with any degree of certainty.

      Distinguishing features? He had a knife: a response that solicited a look which could have been annoyance but equally disdain. No, there were none that my sapless mind could recall.

      He had been, the man with the knife, nothing more than average. His accessory had been all that made him stand apart. His unremarkableness reminded me only of myself.

      In fact he might as well have been me.

Random Ramblings (2)

11 Friday Jul 2014

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Communication, creative, fiction, flash fiction, writing

A few lines on the importance of punctuation…and listening.

You said, “Please, don’t go.”

I turned and walked away, my world shattered.

My ears heard, “Please don’t. Go.”

Random Ramblings

04 Friday Jul 2014

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She had always made assumptions.

She assumed that the truck would stop.

It was the last assumption that she would make.

 

Some lines that have been rattling around for a while, but which will never amount to more. Just thought I’d dispose of them!

Inspiration, Music and Writing (Part 4)

20 Friday Sep 2013

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And Also The Trees, creative, flash fiction, Future Islands, inspiration, Interpol, lyrics, music, short story, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Split Enz, stories, Vernian Process, writing

And so it continues…

When ideas are hard to find, why not dip in to some music and see what you uncover? Lyric, melody, emotion…there are little nuggets all around us.

Try something from this latest selection –

Gone…like the swallows   –   And Also The Trees

Walking Through That Door   –   Future Islands

Bring Me the Head of the Preacher Man   –   Siouxsie and the Banshees

Take You On a Cruise   –   Interpol

Her Clockwork Heart   –   Vernian Process

Without a Doubt   –   Split Enz

 

As always, enjoy!

 

Inspiration, Music and Writing (Part 3)

13 Friday Sep 2013

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Sometimes all it takes is a word or two, or a choice, descriptive or emotive phrase to conjure up the seed for a story.

Here is another short selection of pieces of music which have stirred the imagination – I hope you can find the time to check some of them out>

Shrine  –  And Also The Trees

Natasja Scotch  –  The Search

Batteries Not Included  –  Sparks

Charlie  –  Split Enz

Heart of Hearts  –  Pg Lost

How to Fall  –  Scott Bradie

Enjoy!

Detective, Detective

08 Sunday Sep 2013

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fiction, flash fiction, inspiration, short stories, story

Whilst following different blogs and sites an idea came to mind for a story. It doesn’t really fit my ‘style’, but I thought I’d post it in case anyone fancies it.

A woman follows/ befriends a man who lives in a different country through a social site. He later disappears. She is contacted,but of course knows nothing. Later he turns up dead close to where she lives. All clues lead to her. Unbeknown to anyone the man’s wife has wanted him dead (for whatever reason) for a while…

Feel free to do this idea justice.

Inspiration, writing and music (part 2)

27 Tuesday Aug 2013

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Lyrics can be a great source of inspiration for any writing. Why not take a line or a phrase to create a piece of Flash Fiction.
Here’s a short playlist – have a search for some of this music.

Dialogue – And Also The Trees

Hallucinating You – Adrian Borland

The Slow Build – Duels

Shades – Iggy Pop

The Deception – I Like Trains

Inside of You – Alice Martineau

Enjoy!

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