Fiction & Poetry
Sep 7, 2023 | Poetry
Bloated
Stuck in this shape shifting space that inflates and deflates around me I am watchful, I am anxious, I am happy, I am still, I am …
Sep 6, 2023 | Poetry
The Ages and Stages of Love
The Ages and Stages of Love by Marjorie H Morgan Are you sitting comfortably? Then we’ll begin … Let us travel together, into a …
Jan 30, 2023 | Poetry
Same Difference
That happy person you see could be me, is me, is you. We are the same at different times in different places we all have the same …
Sep 15, 2022 | Poetry
Empty Cradle
Empty Cradle They rocked in unison both with an overwhelming sense of loss. The wind whistling softly down from the hills seemed …
Sep 6, 2022 | Fiction
Toddler Tantrums
“Look at me!” he demanded as they walked through the park. “I’m talking to you. This is important. Focus on me. Be present in this …
Aug 4, 2022 | Poetry
I am
I am … I am worryingly weaker than I think when I don’t want to be I am sometimes stronger than I think when I need to be I am …
Jun 29, 2022 | Fiction
Monday's Leap
Monday’s Leap (From Life in the Cracks by Marjorie H Morgan) For a moment the fear of what was behind him was forgotten while he …
Nov 18, 2021 | Poetry
Becoming Invisible
Becoming Invisible injustice inhabits history and is signposted backwards and forwards in skewed time emblazoned on your forehead …
Sep 9, 2021 | Poetry
Two zero two zero
Two zero two zero global yet microscopic intersections of Covid clash with racism creating the perfect storm of shadowy …
Sep 2, 2021 | Poetry
Emotional Clothes
Grief often slips between the stitches and becomes a second skin for an eternity. Comfort hugs tightly like a baby swaddled in a …
Mar 4, 2021 | Fiction
Lilly Coleman’s Masquerade
Lilly Coleman’s Masquerade ‘I can remember you, and I want you to remember me, the way it was in the age of the rituals and normal …
Jan 9, 2021 | Poetry
Mothers
A great mother hollowed by grief on the cusp of the darkest deepest descent into hell once bled these words I will not die today I …
Feb 14, 2020 | Fiction
Love Letter
14 Feb 2018 A Love Letter – for Valentine’s Day I’ve had a long love affair with pens, paper, and books in particular. Ever since …
Oct 16, 2018 | Fiction
Ego
“Come on!” Her voice was on the edge of shouting. I could see a touch of anger building in her eyes as she stared at me. …
Jun 9, 2018 | Fiction
Jenny's Journey
“Jenny, where are you? Call me back, now! C’mon, Jenny. I’m getting worried now. Please. Call me.” There was urgency in his voice. …
Dec 3, 2003 | Fiction
Sticks and Stones
Sticks and Stones Endings. ‘Mummy, what did she mean when she said I was different? What’s wrong with my nose? Mummy? Mummy? Why …