Break From Reality. Daily.
I stare at the cursor blinking on the white background. Another hour ticks by. The words will not flow. I cannot tease my fingers over the keys. Rubbing my eyes and thumping my desk will not help. Why do the words never come when I have a deadline? I’ll take a break. Pulling on my…
A penny candle flickers in my hand. Its light casts long shadows on the altar in front of me. The cine-film of my life replays in front of my eyes as I gaze upon a figure in an oil painting. “If there is a God, why does he let bad things happen to people?” I…
“Scaredy-cat!” The taunt comes from a few metres away. I look up to see a boy with mischievous brown eyes and a gap-toothed grin speeding towards me on his skates. Barry, it’s always Barry. He’d made it onto the slippery surface of the ice rink ahead of me, along with a few other kids who…
Staying with her Grandparents would be an adventure according to Mum. Lottie wasn’t so sure. Shivering in the dark, she pulled her toys closer as the old house creaked. Not for the first time, she wished her Mum could be with her now. “It’ll only be for a few days.” Mum had said, as she…
Is this where I belong, in a village under the shadow of a mountain? Lately, my whole existence has been in shadow. It feels as if life is passing me by, unable or unwilling to reach me on this side of the mountain. Sightseers would say that my village is picturesque, and yes, I’d agree….