The Lovers by John Connolly
What if you were haunted by a pair of lovers whose desire for your destruction was so strong that it defied both death and time? A defiance whose ability to… Read More »The Lovers by John Connolly
December 2010
dusty answer
It began with a light covering of dust. George didn’t stop writing that time but carried on for he had wanted a sign znd now that he had it, he… Read More »dusty answer
King Lear: Edmund Act V scene 3
”The wheel is come full circle: I am here.” How many of us would make such a declaration I wonder? Edmund’s insight here shows a tragic grandeur even if his… Read More »King Lear: Edmund Act V scene 3
Susan Hill's The Woman in Black: Seeping malignancy just under your door!
Snow, ice and then a hint of fog. Boxing Day a time for keeping warm and feeding off festive calories whilst dozing and sipping mugs of tea. I have had… Read More »Susan Hill's The Woman in Black: Seeping malignancy just under your door!
The Magi by W B Yeats
THE MAGI by: W. B. Yeats (1865-1939) OW as at all times I can see in the mind’s eye, In their stiff, painted clothes, the pale unsatisfied ones Appear and… Read More »The Magi by W B Yeats
T S Eliot's Marina
Quis hic locus, quae regio, quae mundi plaga? What seas what shores what grey rocks and what islandsWhat water lapping the bowAnd scent of pine and the woodthrush singing through… Read More »T S Eliot's Marina
Speaking oneself into life! Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
‘Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless? – You think wrong! – I have as much soul as you, – and… Read More »Speaking oneself into life! Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
From Michael Neill: Affirmations!
I am enough. I am unstoppable. I am loved. I am what I am, and what I am has beauty and strength.
Huck Finn
I always wanted to be Huck Finn. He knew how to talk to people. He knew how to drift wide. He still does. There is this loosening out of my… Read More »Huck Finn
Reprised Mercy!
It had started to rain. Grey lonely rain that stirred up the earth below the garden and coated Mercy’s old boots. Each step muttered something about the past; promises, feuds,… Read More »Reprised Mercy!