It is only when you sit down and think about your day on a regular basis that you realise just how fucking samey life is. I use the word you but I of course mean me, I am not really into using the word “one” to represent myself, so I will rarely if ever says … More DEAR DIARY
This was originally published on another blog from a prompt that used to be posted. I felt it was in keeping with this blog and so have republished it here. Wu wei, or non-doing, is a Taoist practice involving letting one’s action follow the simple and spontaneous course of nature rather than interfering with the … More WU WEI
The whispered tones faded to silence as the man in the white lab coat approached them. He stood for several minutes just looking at them and no words uttered from his mouth during that time. They all felt sufficiently intimidated as their teacher had warned them and none could hold his gaze for longer than … More THE ROOM
The sleek black hull of the Ashimmu blended in almost perfectly with the backdrop of the depths of space, everything on board had been shut down, no electronic noise at all, she was like a hole in space, listening. Here on the edge of the known universe they would be far from any rescue attempt … More SURPRISE ATTACK
Even though I felt that I had a good night’s sleep tiredness pulls at my eyelids, my mood to pretty much everything is indifferent, an argument with my boss this morning and words with my missus last night means the mood for the week has pretty much been set. Fuck’em all, they can go do … More MOOD
Gunnar strode into the small armoury dressed in an oversized parka that made him look twice as big as normal. He unlocked one of the cabinets and took out a rifle and start loading bullets into it. “What’s going on” I asked, watching him concentrate on loading the gun. “Why the gun?” “Ahh you not … More RAIDING PARTY
The House had gone, vanished, although not without trace as evidence of its existence was there for everyone to see; If they chose to look that is. He stood solemnly on the pavement looking into the once loved garden that used to be tended by his Mother, although his Father had helped when he could, … More HOUSE
Is there a place that you long to revisit. I can think of several places that would fall under that banner. Perhaps you could make a post of one of the places that you would like to revisit.
It had threatened to snow the evening before, I am not sure how I could tell; sometimes you can just smell it in the air that a change is coming. But I had gone to bed quite late and just before I had snuggled under the warm, comfy duvet I had taken a last peek … More SNOW
There is a beauty in simplicity do you not agree? For me a simple photograph such as this gives so much back. I can almost feel the heat from the sun as it dips just below the horizon, the ear of wheat portrayed perfectly in silhouette, The details on how it is constructed are displayed … More WHEAT
