Manheater
So, I was walking my dog the other night. It was cold and dark, when suddenly she runs off and no matter how much I call she doesn’t respond. I…
Can a tomato change the world?
Today I planted some tomato plants. I always remember home grown tomatoes that my father had once cultivated in the small back yard, that was hidden away in a small…
My father’s joke
I visited my father last night and he told me this Joke. He has never told me a joke before. My mother had told me jokes before, but never my…
Good morning world
After years of saying how the best way to experience nature was through a postcard, we finally did the “country” thing. It was a way to get away from the…
McNonna’s
The speech I made at my mother’s funeral: My mother would be very pleased to see the turn up. She always said friends were very important and there are a…
Passed away
Funny term “dead”. It’s very hard to say. I have had a lot of phone calls over the last week. I found it very hard to say “My mother’s dead”.…
On this day
Somewhere in the world, a child was born; a father cried; a toddler took its first steps; a yapping dog bit the hand that had fed it; somebody made a…
My father’s visitors
A few months ago I received a call from the hospital. It was the Registrar on duty. I knew my father had gone there for a routine check up earlier…
A marble removed from my back
“You’re not frightened of blood, are you?” said the doctor. “Ah, no. Why, how much will there be?” “Oh, a little bit.” I start to perspire. I take off my…
Mia. A short story
She pursed her lips to form a small, round hole. Loudly, almost unconsciously, she pushed her breath through the narrow opening. The cold, night air embraced her breath with its…