by brian | Oct 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
I stared down at a grasshopper crawling through the blades of green. “May I ask what’s so funny?” “You.” “Can you explain?” “That’s why I’m here.” “Well that’s a relief.” “It’s time.” “Time for what?” “Closure. Or, if you like,...
by brian | Oct 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
This consisted of a tiny glass fronted cabinet filled with tomes donated by locals and tourists alike. The following morning, I recalled both dreams, but without the trepidation that the former usually brought. It was Monday, here in France, worse than Sunday. For...
by brian | Oct 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
A combination of modern technology and brilliant innovation had combined to produce an appliance in which everyone could become involved. That evening, I joined my surrogate family for a very special dinner – Raclette. I used to cringe when I thought of Raclette...
by brian | Oct 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
with the other leg bent and her foot flat against her calf. My thrice daily walk took me around the village in which I’d laid my cap, following a broken heart. I never tired of the traditional Breton architecture, from the imposing church and its enclosure or...
by brian | Sep 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
It was only recognisable from the single remaining wheel Jim read Chapter Seven of the story again and again. “He came back.” He hadn’t written that. It wasn’t his hand. In fact, that had been the area of the story he had struggled with. Now, it was...
by brian | Sep 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Siren’s Return refers to a condition currently known as secondary drowning. The account tells of a young man who appears in a village on the North West coast of Brittany. Jim translated the next three lines. They were identical to his composition. He slipped further...
