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10 November 2013

Category B- Musing by Giselle Marks

Droplets of water, dappled with light Joy and pain entwine, twist and tangle Spinning fragments of vision sparkle And vanish.   Revelation dawns then flits away Flirting, hiding in the shadows Beckoning, wanting me To follow.   Racing onwards to ...

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9 November 2013

Remember the Little Girl by Miss Untrust
She comes from pain, But reaches for beauty Remember me, the little girl who likes to twirl. She lifts her hand, waves a shy goodbye She doesn't want to see, what you are doing Remember ...

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8 November 2013

Sir Galahad Comes to the Rescue by Regina Puckett
Treacherous, unfaithful hearts and double crossing schemes Stole the magic out of fairytales and the beauty out of dreams They gathered all of the wonderment out of the wishing wells And locked them ...

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7 November 2013

Slowly Drowning by Regina Puckett
He was trapped there in the bottom of a bottleRunning on empty and careering at full throttleShe hid behind the emptiness of a fist filled with tiny pillsThinking they could ...

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6 November 2013

I wish we were butterflies by Gilly McAllister
Liz left me over the summer. Our daughter Caitlin still wanted to leave for university in the autumn. I was surprised, to be honest, but you can’t ask them to ...

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5 November 2013

The No Rehearsal Rag by Les Bush

Wake up every morning, strident voice in your head: on stage in 5-4-3-2-1, costume, make up, action!   Thought it was a rehearsal? Grand opening pending, all prepared? This is it. No technical/dress, no late night lighting/sound check.   Thought ...

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4 November 2013

Aunt Alice by Renee Bernard, Danny Kemp and Vonda Norwood as......Brenda!
  Last week’s installment left us hanging by our fingertips as Brenda, believing herself to be the rightful claimant to the throne of Wales and preparing to storm England, was assembling ...

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4 November 2013

We were strangers when we met by Les Bush
I tire of explaining or justifying myself; I am - for better, or for worse - who and what I am, here and now. Do you want to hear how, over how ...

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3 November 2013

The Children of the Night by Les Bush

Words, phrases; might have illusion of spontaneity; formed in cauldron of questions and doubt: measured and mixed; delayed, diluted, discarded. The ones that work return to the surface, impose themselves on a scattered, ...

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2 November 2013

Strangers in the Night by Les Bush

I am neither “normal” or “ordinary”; these words do not, cannot apply to either you or me. We are special; extraordinary. Combination of genetics, experience and perception; we become our own galaxy, in ...

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1 November 2013

When it is dark by Farzana Ali
When it is dark That is when we can see the beauty of the night In all its glory of darkness To some it brings joy and to some it bring sadness   When it ...

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31 October 2013

To be strong on your own by Farzana Ali
They were here for just a moment And before you know it It was as if no one was ever here They were once here for you lean on their shoulders to cry ...

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30 October 2013

Aunt Alice by Danny Kemp and Renee Bernard

Hello, friends.  (And yes, if the handwriting is substandard it is because I am dictating this one to my nurse who while a very sweet girl, seems to have the ...

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30 October 2013

Message from the Father by Nicole Putteet
You are not alone I am here with you Fear not I am by your side walk the straight and narrow my word will be your guide you may feel weak and insignificant but my power is ...

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29 October 2013

Where are the birds? by Donna Marie
1.   We were chatting, on the front deck; sun high above, no clouds in the sky, no breeze, no wind.   Flowers in all their radiant beauty, trees full of fruit, but where are the birds?   Teenagers under ...

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22 October 2013

Aunt Alice by Danny Kemp and Renee Bernard
As some of you have been pestering me about Ms. Bernard and how in the world she figures in all of this mess, let me just say, I think all ...

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17 September 2013

Aunt Alice by Danny Kemp and Renee Bernard
Hello everyone, Aunt Alice here.   It has not been a good week. Everyone who has written to me has seemed jaded and dejected. Ah well, what can an agony Aunt do ...

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9 September 2013

Aunt Alice by Renee Bernard and Danny Kemp

Another day, another worry. Such is the life of an everyday maven. Aunt Alice here again, ready to set the world right and give it some meaningful perspective.   Recently a woman, ...

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3 September 2013

Aunt Alice by Danny Kemp and Renee Bernard
Hello there readers, Aunt Alice here again.   A great deal has been happening since we last spoke. The year 1872 is becoming a busy time for me.   My presence has been requested ...

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29 August 2013

Aunt Alice by Danny Kemp and Renee Bernard
Dear Readers,   I have been busy this past week with Ulysses S. Grant seeking my wisdom over two matters of national concern and I hasten to tell you that he will ...

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25 August 2013

Remember O'ye gods by Olajuwon Timileyin
Come! O' we unto your lineage shrine Kneel! Around in encirclement Up! Our eyes we raise Pray! Purdging in our heart pleading   Thus! We are aged old Sunset and moon unfold Pate! Still wise in bald Hence! ...

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24 August 2013

Epistles of the Forgotten Voiceless by Carole Nyabeta
My pride, my statement, What defines me, Thou taketh from me! Leaving me for dead. Starts like a death sting, and am stripped of my priceless tusks. Irony is, You visit my home donning them: -earrings, bracelets of ...

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23 August 2013

Can I have a word? by Ralph Jones
“can I have a word” said the man,spoken like a toff “you can have two,the second one is off” “there must be an election due, that’s the only time that we see you” “I ...

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22 August 2013

A Farmer's Cry by Dimbe Talukdar
“A Bread Riot” might strip you of your menace” Mirthless faces sigh in disgust! Must have seen me in the textbooks or wheat fields? Lean skull draped in sweat & dirt Torn hats! Roasting ...