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Spirits: Chapter Ten.

Museo National De La Muerte. The crow landed at Jim’s feet again and curtsied like a widow in mourning. Jim was mesmerised by the bird and the document he’d just read, the one he’d written when his wife was...

Spirits: Chapter Nine.

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...

Spirits: Chapter Eight.

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....

The Goldfish in a Bag:

Titch went home with the Subbuteo goalkeeper My Aunty Joan was one of nine which included my Mam. She was the only one that didn’t get married, apparently she had lots wrong with her but nobody talked about...

The Wall of the Disappeared at Sea:

The upright on the left bore a sign in brown and cream, of the kind directed at tourists. Chapter One January 15th, in the year of our Lord, 1998. Ploubazlanec, Brittany. The battered 2CV Fourgonnette bounced...

Spirits: Chapter Seven.

The battered 2CV Fourgonnette bounced into the village square in Ploubazlanec. Jim made for the public library, with the intention of pulling together the leads he had on Marguerita. There were two, the...

Spirits: Chapter Five.

My name is Araki Yukio. I was the youngest member of the Divine Wind Special Attack Unit. Jim woke without the usual post alcohol fug. For the first time in many months, he could think clearly. His first...

Spirits: Chapter Four

“Jordan Retro Family Affairs. They’ve taken a dip in the market. Is that why you’re out in them?" Jim wiped his eyes and packed away his things. He left the library and headed for the Metro station. A day in...

Spirits: Chapter Three

Jim took out his laptop and selected the search engine. He typed "War in Yemen” on the search bar. “Wait, I don’t know anything about you. Do you study here? Newcastle or Northumbria? What is your major?” Jim...

Long COVID:

...my personal battle with the little spikey guy... Memories come flooding back of those dark days of 19th - 29th April 2020. The period when I had my personal battle with the little spikey guy who was to...

White:

The room was pure white, such that she could barely make out its shape, dimensions or equally white contents. With the final blow it came–no more pain, only peace. After months of torment Soraya finally got...

The Tip.

I proceeded to deposit the contents of my tiny Renault Twingo into eight different skips, Yesterday was a good day. I did something useful, a rare occurrence these days. I filled up my little car with...

Keys:

The battered Steinway Model K upright stood in its usual place It was the hottest day in Paris for a generation. The flesh was out in abundance. ‘Where did all of the tattoos come from, all of a sudden?’ He...

L’Esprit D’Escalier

Cover Blurb Dr. Lucien Muersac has spent decades enduring the sharp tongues of his so-called friends—Marielle, a ruthless artist; Valery, a fraud of a writer; and Gaston, a sculptor who barely acknowledges...

Rose Bush:

Like embracing a rose bush, I was gentle, but aware of the thorns. Looking into her eyes, it all came back. The cafe in Doha, that first glimpse, troubled yet smiling in a distant way, followed by every...

Rattan Chair:

...such that he picked up the chair, opened the balcony doors, and threw it into the river. The old man opened his eyes. Turning his head to the clock on the bedside table, he confirmed that it was 5.30, just...

Spirits: Chapter Two.

It was promoting this year's pantomime at one of the city's venues. Jim closed his book and stared out of the window, conscious of avoiding the person opposite. As the familiar landscape slipped by, something...

Spirits: Book One. Jim.Chapter One

Like a solitary wild flower in a cemetery, a face stood out against the cold, grey slabs of stone. There are two people in Jim Allen’s Life. The one who wakes up at four am, terrified and anxious, and the...

Persian Delight: Final Part.

I, like Stevenson, would have no peace From the moment my pen touched the paper, I was no longer in control. When I refer to myself in the first person, I mean the living, waking self. According to Robert...

Persian Delight: Part Three.

I have good news, Azizam. The scribe has been located and he is perfect. His work is of the right quality and I am sure he can make a good account of your journey so far. Nevertheless, he is close to you;...

Persian Delight: Part Two.

He drained the cup and held it up to the patron. The vessel was immediately recharged and placed in front of him. The old man gestured to the large silver tray of food, and I immediately obeyed. I spooned...

Persian Delight: Part One.

. The resulting rich black mixture was served with saffron rice and freshly baked flatbread, accompanied by the uniquely  flavoured tea of the region; black with plenty of sugar. Let me tell you how I...

Visiting Daddy

École Publiqé de Plogoff, Finistère, Brittany, France As usual, the young woman arrived early, the first there. She stood alone at the gates of the tiny Ecole Publique de Plogoff in the centre of the village...

The Slow Cooker

I lifted the heavy pot from the cupboard... The slow cooker was not an appliance I was familiar with. I knew we owned one, having consumed its produce with relish on numerous occasions, marvelling at its...

Spirits: Chapter Ten.

Museo National De La Muerte. The crow landed at Jim’s feet again and curtsied like a widow in mourning. Jim was mesmerised by the bird and the document he’d just read, the one he’d written when his wife was...

Spirits: Chapter Nine.

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...

Spirits: Chapter Eight.

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....

The Goldfish in a Bag:

Titch went home with the Subbuteo goalkeeper My Aunty Joan was one of nine which included my Mam. She was the only one that didn’t get married, apparently she had lots wrong with her but nobody talked about...

The Wall of the Disappeared at Sea:

The upright on the left bore a sign in brown and cream, of the kind directed at tourists. Chapter One January 15th, in the year of our Lord, 1998. Ploubazlanec, Brittany. The battered 2CV Fourgonnette bounced...

Spirits: Chapter Seven.

The battered 2CV Fourgonnette bounced into the village square in Ploubazlanec. Jim made for the public library, with the intention of pulling together the leads he had on Marguerita. There were two, the...

Spirits: Chapter Five.

My name is Araki Yukio. I was the youngest member of the Divine Wind Special Attack Unit. Jim woke without the usual post alcohol fug. For the first time in many months, he could think clearly. His first...

Spirits: Chapter Four

“Jordan Retro Family Affairs. They’ve taken a dip in the market. Is that why you’re out in them?" Jim wiped his eyes and packed away his things. He left the library and headed for the Metro station. A day in...

Spirits: Chapter Three

Jim took out his laptop and selected the search engine. He typed "War in Yemen” on the search bar. “Wait, I don’t know anything about you. Do you study here? Newcastle or Northumbria? What is your major?” Jim...

Long COVID:

...my personal battle with the little spikey guy... Memories come flooding back of those dark days of 19th - 29th April 2020. The period when I had my personal battle with the little spikey guy who was to...

White:

The room was pure white, such that she could barely make out its shape, dimensions or equally white contents. With the final blow it came–no more pain, only peace. After months of torment Soraya finally got...

The Tip.

I proceeded to deposit the contents of my tiny Renault Twingo into eight different skips, Yesterday was a good day. I did something useful, a rare occurrence these days. I filled up my little car with...

Keys:

The battered Steinway Model K upright stood in its usual place It was the hottest day in Paris for a generation. The flesh was out in abundance. ‘Where did all of the tattoos come from, all of a sudden?’ He...

L’Esprit D’Escalier

Cover Blurb Dr. Lucien Muersac has spent decades enduring the sharp tongues of his so-called friends—Marielle, a ruthless artist; Valery, a fraud of a writer; and Gaston, a sculptor who barely acknowledges...

Rose Bush:

Like embracing a rose bush, I was gentle, but aware of the thorns. Looking into her eyes, it all came back. The cafe in Doha, that first glimpse, troubled yet smiling in a distant way, followed by every...

Rattan Chair:

...such that he picked up the chair, opened the balcony doors, and threw it into the river. The old man opened his eyes. Turning his head to the clock on the bedside table, he confirmed that it was 5.30, just...

Spirits: Chapter Two.

It was promoting this year's pantomime at one of the city's venues. Jim closed his book and stared out of the window, conscious of avoiding the person opposite. As the familiar landscape slipped by, something...

Spirits: Book One. Jim.Chapter One

Like a solitary wild flower in a cemetery, a face stood out against the cold, grey slabs of stone. There are two people in Jim Allen’s Life. The one who wakes up at four am, terrified and anxious, and the...

Persian Delight: Final Part.

I, like Stevenson, would have no peace From the moment my pen touched the paper, I was no longer in control. When I refer to myself in the first person, I mean the living, waking self. According to Robert...

Persian Delight: Part Three.

I have good news, Azizam. The scribe has been located and he is perfect. His work is of the right quality and I am sure he can make a good account of your journey so far. Nevertheless, he is close to you;...

Persian Delight: Part Two.

He drained the cup and held it up to the patron. The vessel was immediately recharged and placed in front of him. The old man gestured to the large silver tray of food, and I immediately obeyed. I spooned...

Persian Delight: Part One.

. The resulting rich black mixture was served with saffron rice and freshly baked flatbread, accompanied by the uniquely  flavoured tea of the region; black with plenty of sugar. Let me tell you how I...

Visiting Daddy

École Publiqé de Plogoff, Finistère, Brittany, France As usual, the young woman arrived early, the first there. She stood alone at the gates of the tiny Ecole Publique de Plogoff in the centre of the village...

The Slow Cooker

I lifted the heavy pot from the cupboard... The slow cooker was not an appliance I was familiar with. I knew we owned one, having consumed its produce with relish on numerous occasions, marvelling at its...

Spirits: Chapter Ten.

Museo National De La Muerte. The crow landed at Jim’s feet again and curtsied like a widow in mourning. Jim was mesmerised by the bird and the document he’d just read, the one he’d written when his wife was...

Spirits: Chapter Nine.

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...

Spirits: Chapter Eight.

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....

The Goldfish in a Bag:

Titch went home with the Subbuteo goalkeeper My Aunty Joan was one of nine which included my Mam. She was the only one that didn’t get married, apparently she had lots wrong with her but nobody talked about...

The Wall of the Disappeared at Sea:

The upright on the left bore a sign in brown and cream, of the kind directed at tourists. Chapter One January 15th, in the year of our Lord, 1998. Ploubazlanec, Brittany. The battered 2CV Fourgonnette bounced...

Spirits: Chapter Seven.

The battered 2CV Fourgonnette bounced into the village square in Ploubazlanec. Jim made for the public library, with the intention of pulling together the leads he had on Marguerita. There were two, the...

Spirits: Chapter Five.

My name is Araki Yukio. I was the youngest member of the Divine Wind Special Attack Unit. Jim woke without the usual post alcohol fug. For the first time in many months, he could think clearly. His first...

Spirits: Chapter Four

“Jordan Retro Family Affairs. They’ve taken a dip in the market. Is that why you’re out in them?" Jim wiped his eyes and packed away his things. He left the library and headed for the Metro station. A day in...

Spirits: Chapter Three

Jim took out his laptop and selected the search engine. He typed "War in Yemen” on the search bar. “Wait, I don’t know anything about you. Do you study here? Newcastle or Northumbria? What is your major?” Jim...

Long COVID:

...my personal battle with the little spikey guy... Memories come flooding back of those dark days of 19th - 29th April 2020. The period when I had my personal battle with the little spikey guy who was to...

White:

The room was pure white, such that she could barely make out its shape, dimensions or equally white contents. With the final blow it came–no more pain, only peace. After months of torment Soraya finally got...

The Tip.

I proceeded to deposit the contents of my tiny Renault Twingo into eight different skips, Yesterday was a good day. I did something useful, a rare occurrence these days. I filled up my little car with...

Keys:

The battered Steinway Model K upright stood in its usual place It was the hottest day in Paris for a generation. The flesh was out in abundance. ‘Where did all of the tattoos come from, all of a sudden?’ He...

L’Esprit D’Escalier

Cover Blurb Dr. Lucien Muersac has spent decades enduring the sharp tongues of his so-called friends—Marielle, a ruthless artist; Valery, a fraud of a writer; and Gaston, a sculptor who barely acknowledges...

Rose Bush:

Like embracing a rose bush, I was gentle, but aware of the thorns. Looking into her eyes, it all came back. The cafe in Doha, that first glimpse, troubled yet smiling in a distant way, followed by every...

Rattan Chair:

...such that he picked up the chair, opened the balcony doors, and threw it into the river. The old man opened his eyes. Turning his head to the clock on the bedside table, he confirmed that it was 5.30, just...

Spirits: Chapter Two.

It was promoting this year's pantomime at one of the city's venues. Jim closed his book and stared out of the window, conscious of avoiding the person opposite. As the familiar landscape slipped by, something...

Spirits: Book One. Jim.Chapter One

Like a solitary wild flower in a cemetery, a face stood out against the cold, grey slabs of stone. There are two people in Jim Allen’s Life. The one who wakes up at four am, terrified and anxious, and the...

Persian Delight: Final Part.

I, like Stevenson, would have no peace From the moment my pen touched the paper, I was no longer in control. When I refer to myself in the first person, I mean the living, waking self. According to Robert...

Persian Delight: Part Three.

I have good news, Azizam. The scribe has been located and he is perfect. His work is of the right quality and I am sure he can make a good account of your journey so far. Nevertheless, he is close to you;...

Persian Delight: Part Two.

He drained the cup and held it up to the patron. The vessel was immediately recharged and placed in front of him. The old man gestured to the large silver tray of food, and I immediately obeyed. I spooned...

Persian Delight: Part One.

. The resulting rich black mixture was served with saffron rice and freshly baked flatbread, accompanied by the uniquely  flavoured tea of the region; black with plenty of sugar. Let me tell you how I...

Visiting Daddy

École Publiqé de Plogoff, Finistère, Brittany, France As usual, the young woman arrived early, the first there. She stood alone at the gates of the tiny Ecole Publique de Plogoff in the centre of the village...

The Slow Cooker

I lifted the heavy pot from the cupboard... The slow cooker was not an appliance I was familiar with. I knew we owned one, having consumed its produce with relish on numerous occasions, marvelling at its...

Spirits: Chapter Ten.

Museo National De La Muerte. The crow landed at Jim’s feet again and curtsied like a widow in mourning. Jim was mesmerised by the bird and the document he’d just read, the one he’d written when his wife was...

Spirits: Chapter Nine.

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...

Spirits: Chapter Eight.

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....

The Goldfish in a Bag:

Titch went home with the Subbuteo goalkeeper My Aunty Joan was one of nine which included my Mam. She was the only one that didn’t get married, apparently she had lots wrong with her but nobody talked about...

The Wall of the Disappeared at Sea:

The upright on the left bore a sign in brown and cream, of the kind directed at tourists. Chapter One January 15th, in the year of our Lord, 1998. Ploubazlanec, Brittany. The battered 2CV Fourgonnette bounced...

Spirits: Chapter Seven.

The battered 2CV Fourgonnette bounced into the village square in Ploubazlanec. Jim made for the public library, with the intention of pulling together the leads he had on Marguerita. There were two, the...

Spirits: Chapter Five.

My name is Araki Yukio. I was the youngest member of the Divine Wind Special Attack Unit. Jim woke without the usual post alcohol fug. For the first time in many months, he could think clearly. His first...

Spirits: Chapter Four

“Jordan Retro Family Affairs. They’ve taken a dip in the market. Is that why you’re out in them?" Jim wiped his eyes and packed away his things. He left the library and headed for the Metro station. A day in...

Spirits: Chapter Three

Jim took out his laptop and selected the search engine. He typed "War in Yemen” on the search bar. “Wait, I don’t know anything about you. Do you study here? Newcastle or Northumbria? What is your major?” Jim...

Long COVID:

...my personal battle with the little spikey guy... Memories come flooding back of those dark days of 19th - 29th April 2020. The period when I had my personal battle with the little spikey guy who was to...

White:

The room was pure white, such that she could barely make out its shape, dimensions or equally white contents. With the final blow it came–no more pain, only peace. After months of torment Soraya finally got...

The Tip.

I proceeded to deposit the contents of my tiny Renault Twingo into eight different skips, Yesterday was a good day. I did something useful, a rare occurrence these days. I filled up my little car with...

Keys:

The battered Steinway Model K upright stood in its usual place It was the hottest day in Paris for a generation. The flesh was out in abundance. ‘Where did all of the tattoos come from, all of a sudden?’ He...

L’Esprit D’Escalier

Cover Blurb Dr. Lucien Muersac has spent decades enduring the sharp tongues of his so-called friends—Marielle, a ruthless artist; Valery, a fraud of a writer; and Gaston, a sculptor who barely acknowledges...

Rose Bush:

Like embracing a rose bush, I was gentle, but aware of the thorns. Looking into her eyes, it all came back. The cafe in Doha, that first glimpse, troubled yet smiling in a distant way, followed by every...

Rattan Chair:

...such that he picked up the chair, opened the balcony doors, and threw it into the river. The old man opened his eyes. Turning his head to the clock on the bedside table, he confirmed that it was 5.30, just...

Spirits: Chapter Two.

It was promoting this year's pantomime at one of the city's venues. Jim closed his book and stared out of the window, conscious of avoiding the person opposite. As the familiar landscape slipped by, something...

Spirits: Book One. Jim.Chapter One

Like a solitary wild flower in a cemetery, a face stood out against the cold, grey slabs of stone. There are two people in Jim Allen’s Life. The one who wakes up at four am, terrified and anxious, and the...

Persian Delight: Final Part.

I, like Stevenson, would have no peace From the moment my pen touched the paper, I was no longer in control. When I refer to myself in the first person, I mean the living, waking self. According to Robert...

Persian Delight: Part Three.

I have good news, Azizam. The scribe has been located and he is perfect. His work is of the right quality and I am sure he can make a good account of your journey so far. Nevertheless, he is close to you;...

Persian Delight: Part Two.

He drained the cup and held it up to the patron. The vessel was immediately recharged and placed in front of him. The old man gestured to the large silver tray of food, and I immediately obeyed. I spooned...

Persian Delight: Part One.

. The resulting rich black mixture was served with saffron rice and freshly baked flatbread, accompanied by the uniquely  flavoured tea of the region; black with plenty of sugar. Let me tell you how I...

Visiting Daddy

École Publiqé de Plogoff, Finistère, Brittany, France As usual, the young woman arrived early, the first there. She stood alone at the gates of the tiny Ecole Publique de Plogoff in the centre of the village...

The Slow Cooker

I lifted the heavy pot from the cupboard... The slow cooker was not an appliance I was familiar with. I knew we owned one, having consumed its produce with relish on numerous occasions, marvelling at its...