Strangers
Strangers, but not quite. Estranged is probably a better word now that self-imposed barriers are in place. It's better like this, the...
Nov 29, 2020
Touch Screen
"Player 1, engage!" The command was erupting in my ears in the too quiet house, shaking me awake. My hands automatically hovering over...
Nov 18, 2020
Tales of a Fairy
Every road she takes leads her to a place far, far from where we were born. Destiny has a hand in this. The signs are all there: Like...
Jul 24, 2017
The Road to Al Dhaid
I wake up from a deep sleep, startled by silence and a bed devoid of him. I lay spread eagled, entangled in white cotton sheet, a sense...
Jul 24, 2017
50
The blush of sunrise greeted the Mother City, the heat thick and stifling even in the early hours. Sublime Summer down south. Sublime...
Jul 24, 2017
Ben
Ben woke up, grogginess clinging to him like a overly possessive mother. Stretching out his legs, he uncovered his torso, kicking at the...
Nov 28, 2015
Auriel
Sand shifted underfoot as Auriel made her way to the edge of the sea. Water cold as ice ebbed at her tiny feet, alabster white speckled...
Nov 26, 2015
Small things
Daph came home to an empty house, the light streaming in from bare windows hurting her eyes; she squinted, scrunching up her face till...
Nov 22, 2015
11:11
The jingle of Daph’s keys was drowned out by a taxi speeding past - the doof-doof of the stereo could be heard from a mile away, Drake...
Nov 21, 2015
35
An unnerving calm settled over Walmer Estate, neighbours having cleared out of the residential area fast and the shrieking wind having...
Nov 11, 2015
Burning
Butterflies flutter butter soft, ever present in his presence. Thoughts grip tightly onto images of him, my mind playing them over and...
Sep 11, 2015
lila
Lila stood in her bedroom, the late afternoon sun streaming in through sheer curtains, wicked thoughts playing through her mind as she...
Sep 10, 2015
No better place
There is no better place than HERE. No better time than NOW. But today, here and now, feels pretty strange. It's Monday! Monday's are...
Sep 7, 2015
Till death
Edgy. Unsettled. Perplexed. Death does that. It comes and holds up a mirror, forcing us to confront ourselves. To question: Is this who I...
Aug 30, 2015
faded
Day 10. She counted the days. Counting days made it feel like she had some semblance of control over all this. Like it was part of a...
Aug 30, 2015
Bye-Bye Baby...
The maternity ward was awash with light. Nurses in white uniforms glided along passageways ringing with the sound of delight and the...
Aug 28, 2015
Finding view
Winter came early, appearing unannounced, leaving locals swearing at it's bad timing. Susan sat in silence listening to the South-Easter...
Aug 26, 2015
Love letter to my body
Dear Body We've come a long way you and I; it has been close to 5 decades of Love & Hate. It's not you, it's me, I'm always beating up...
Aug 24, 2015
MIND, BODY...SOLD
I dabbled...in yoga. Can one dabble at being mystic and zen? I was not entirely sure that I have the discipline to practice Yoga. My...
Aug 23, 2015