Hank slowly eased the chair apart, stretching the dark green canvas until the plastic frame snapped into place. He carefully positioned the seat next to the small camping table, and pushed down on the arms, pressing the legs into the shingle. He shifted it about slightly until fully satisfied that it was stable. Gingerly, he […]
Read more "The Fishing Trip"House of Bread: Poems and paintings from a prayer journal, by Bruce Driver. Old Priest, who’s artwork has appeared on this website, has published a book of his paintings and poems! From the author: This book is about the possibility of silence in the lives of ordinary busy people. There is nothing unusual in the […]
Read more "House of Bread"The button on the doors glowed pale yellow. Bernard, standing in the perfect position on the platform as always, extinguished the lights with his middle finger. Five minutes late yet again. The doors parted, and without surveying the interior, this tall, thin man strode purposefully to his seat. He stopped short of swinging his briefcase […]
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Read more "ice skating in hyde park"Finally, Euro 2012 has arrived! I freely admit it, I was starting to feel a little desperate for some competitive football – sad I know since the English season has only recently ended but there you go. There is nothing quite like an international football tournament to fill the otherwise barren summer months. I usually […]
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