A Matter of Scale
A Matter of Scale A Matterof Scale Pat Barnett Our mission was to observe, but a catastrophe so unbelievable took place that those who survived are flawed beyond my power to repair. Below I will outline what happened. Meanwhile, I…
The Barber Shop
The Barber Shop THEBARBERSHOP Just a quiet time — that’s what I keep telling myself. Looking out onto the high street, I’m struck by how many hairless scalps there are. Why? Why do they do it? Or the other extreme…
Behind the Mask
Behind the Mask – Pat Barnett Behindthe Mask Pat Barnett Are beards a fashion item — or are they meant tohide the man beneath? Do women apply makeup to conceal more than wrinkles? Are we all guilty of showing an…
Low Tide
Low Tide – Susurrus Susurrus Low Tide Low Tide Low tide has always called to me. It has been my friend and my salvation, since a babe in arms when I was carried by my guardian down the cobbles and…
Impact
IMPACT – Susurrus IMPACT The following is based on interpretations of facts. His impact gave us life. He is The Greatest of Teachers. Our Protector. But he demands obedience. The Number Three, is ruled by him. Being an auspicious number…
🔉Never Mind
By PJ It is the strangest thing, but I strongly believe that I have lived a past life.I can’t remember all the details. The memories are a little fuzzy. It feels sometimes as if they are within reach, then in…
The Changing Sky
By Lillian Bradbury We are given life, we survive, we are protected.A region of gasses and vapours enclosedYet moving freely around our earthThey show a celestial sphere of bodies, luminous in the night sky. A waxing moon reveals the outline…
Spring Time
By Lillian Bradbury Nest building, cooing and couples a-wooingThe sound of a cuckoo somewhere.The vernal compulsions of buds through expulsionsBrings sweetness and life to the air. The first point of Aries when regrowth, it variesAs nature ascends from the earthSurging…
The Ground
By Lillian Bradbury Upon earth’s mantle we take different pathsSome travel across deserts scorched with droughtOr moraine climes where rocks and crags litterOthers cross terrains of wilderness, volcanic matter and ash. Striatal layers of minerals are laid down.Marble and gemstones,…
The Perfect Plan to Lose All of Your Friends
By PJ I didn’t really have a perfect plan to lose my friends.It just worked out that way. When I sit and think about it, none of what happened can be ascribed to being entirely my fault. Some of the…