Certificate U

“Did you hear something?” said Jay.

“No,” said Sarah. “What did you hear?”

“I thought I heard someone say, ‘Get off my chair.’”

amateur science

Lying, listening to the rain,
welcome, restful soft refrain.
Water falling,
filtering down and filling
spaces in the soil:
seeds soon swelling … reaching for the sun …

flash fiction

short prose

word-picture

I’m uninspired
I can’t pin a
Good story down
On plain white paper
Trust me
I’ve tried them all
Once upon a time
It was a dark
And stormy night
A funny thing
Happened. . .
See?

I have great news about the two women who were shot.
I was afraid that Alexia and Janet would die but they did not.
They're out of the hospital and are recovering at their homes.

Jesus cured all the sick and the lame

Growing old together

I’m thinking about taking a holiday
But I don’t know where to go

Swallows, swifts and martens fly;
like a feathery, lightning flash, go by
in the blink of an old birdwatchers eye,
across the broad, blue summer sky.

A glimpse of wing and a two pronged tail

On missing!

'Don't Throw Away', written 13 June 2013

Wanted.

flash fiction

sodwana bay, 1980's

flash fiction

It only takes two minutes to look into someones eyes and say I love you

One of our family customs is to set the table outside on those precious late summer evenings and invite some of our close friends over for a traditional Provençal French luncheon.