by Andrew Papworth | Apr 26, 2009 | Stories
The night here is hot, stuffy and continuous: ever present rather than surprising, and brutal rather than clever or deceitful. It wallows through the street onto the buses, and between the gaps in the buildings, and through bedrooms and bars. Its soundtrack is the...
by Andy Johnston | Apr 25, 2009 | Poetry
Half asleep and half in dream…awakened by an awful scene Overhead they seem to scream……above my little room 1, 2 then 3 …..4,5,6,7 hells teeth that might be 8! Explosions all around it feels, shock after shock wave as the walls vibrate And then that very eerie...
by Sophie Meads | Apr 25, 2009 | Stories
Dense air blossoms in the drawer to which I am confined. Claustrophobic heat nestles between the layers, like a mouse. I am at the bottom of the hierarchy. Forgotten. Left to dwell upon my own neglect. I am a messenger of dark news for this girl whose lifetime is...
by Peter Haynes | Apr 25, 2009 | Stories
Diary Entry: Nov 10th. In lieu of hope, I decide there must instead be prayer. So many have lost the light in this murk. It will be a few degrees warmer than last night, we are told. The chaplain is doing visits tonight but I have declined his attention. His messages...
by Wade Riley | Apr 24, 2009 | Poetry
Sunlight danced on watery rocks, Waves caressed the bay, The seagulls circled overhead, Seeing off the day, Mans’ mistakes have scarred the eyes, Of all who came to see, Disaster had befell this land, That was plain to see, The remnants of that bloodshed, Lay strewn...
