A Mother’s Canvas

The inkblot dried up into the paper and she watched the colours change.  Blue. Black. Red.  The crying was growing louder but she couldn’t help. She had to do this. She had no choice. Grey. Green. Orange.  The colours blended and swirled, the paint’s fragrance filling the room. Tears streaming and her mind swimming, sheContinue reading “A Mother’s Canvas”

Little Bird

  Little bird – you sit there and watch me, day and night. Each day I test my little theory that you’re there to watch only me. Pacing across the room, to and fro; others do the same without prompt. Your tiny black eyes follow me alone, ignoring the rest. I’ve read about similar thingsContinue reading “Little Bird”

The King Sleeps

He was asleep. It happened so suddenly and it didn’t seem like him waking would ever occur. So there he sat. And there he slept. As the world turned and wars surged, he slept. He slept through the births and deaths of legendary heroes, artists, scientists. He missed the rise and fall of many aContinue reading “The King Sleeps”

Limbo

There is a man on the road. He is running. Is he being chased? I don’t know. But he keeps running. Running like his life depends on it. Running fast. I don’t know why that man is running. He looks scared. Very scared. There’s something following him. Something big. Something scary. I’m safe inside. ButContinue reading “Limbo”

The Morning After

Urgh. My head is murder. Is this a hangover? Dull throbbing? Check. The fading desire to upchuck? There it is. Bad decisions? Probably. What even happened last night? Oh God I kissed Denise. Like full on snogged the girl from Chemistry class. The one Nigel called dibs on. Good going me. Yeah, kiss the girlContinue reading “The Morning After”

Extinction

Captain Pinore/ St Jurica/ Homosapien Analysis: Stardates  8888 – 9907  56-98-8888 The world continues turning on its axis as it always did. As it always will. The hum of humanity continues to buzz on the ground below as it always did. As it still does. But the hum is dimmer than it once was onContinue reading “Extinction”