The celebrated restaurant stood out from the dark street like a reassuring beacon. Yonder! Its glittering lights radiated warmth, welcome and the promise of a good feed. The married couple had arrived. They had walked huddled together in the cold, dark and narrow streets of an old suburb undergoing a renewal. The wife had both her arms around her husband’s for warmth and safety. The husband let out a sigh …
Waiting for the bell to ring, crouching on a sticky icy bench, the chill from the asphalt squirming through my shoes and socks into my veins. 8.50 am. A blur of yellow and green uniforms jumping ropes, chasing and playing handball, all puffing blankets of steam. Doing anything to stay warm. The classroom with its rickety heater is tempting, for a change. The bell finally peals, Mr Lowder’s heels reassuringly …
Was there a Sad Fathers Day? A Tired Fathers Day? An Overworked one, or a Pleasantly Proud of One’s Achievement Fathers Day? A Fathers Day Where the Minute Detail of the Job of Being a Father Has Largely Gone Unnoticed, But Has Been Effective and Still Continues (Even If the Daily Obligations of Fatherhood Receded Somewhat as the Kids Grew Up)? Yesterday she sat next to him holding a cup …
Ah, ah, ah, ah. Great lord, heat, light, hit, hit, ah, ah, ah, divine love, and lust, must, must, yours, Great Lord, ram, ram, life, my life, Great Light, must, ah, ram, hit, head, beat, hit, my life obsessed, must, ah, ah, hot heat, burn, hit, ah, too hard, too hard! Fall and fall and fall and spin and sink on gossamer string. Spin, kick, kick, kick and spin and …
The patron was in ecstasy when the big breasted singer smiled meekly at him. Her top was stretched taut and damp with sweat. The large bouquet of flowers he had in his hands, now in hers. He was in love. For not a second where they eyes met, waves of tingles surged through his body. Twinkling stars filled his eyes. It was glorious, divine and imprinting. Almost immediately, the helper …
Life can change in an instance. For Linda Robinson, it took less than three minutes according to the CCTV footage. Martin, her husband, was seen walking into the swimming pool change room in their luxurious apartment complex. He was wearing a bathrobe with dripping wet hair. Casually, he wiped his cheek with his sleeve and headed into the change room. Three minutes later, another man in a t-shirt and swimming …
100 words using Patron, Meekly, Damp, Ecstasy It was a blood moon. ‘Excuse me.’ Red talons and exiguous heels, she surveyed the mass of sweaty patrons. Ham-hands clasped beers, dank faces leered, a specimen was pushed forward. Craggy faced, toothless, armpit damp, overripe with braggadocio. ‘Oi, love, I’ll excuse you.’ A drooling fetid grin. Her eyelids fluttered meekly before him. ‘You’re too kind.’ He lunged, she feinted, a heel struck …
Stringybark Just for Fun 100 words using Patron, Meekly, Damp, Ecstasy The armholes of her nightie are damp as she leans over her walking frame and shuffles into the dining room. “Italian today: mac and cheese,” a nurse announces. “Che schifo!” Martha exclaims, shaking her white head. “Oh, I forgot we had the patron saint of mealtimes with us,” the nurse chides. She blushes and meekly asks for the password to the …
Life Imitates Art: Retrospective (A play in three scenes.) Characters: Mario – a young man looking for love; Mel – a young woman also looking for love Ben – Mario’s work colleague and best mate; Scene 1: An Art Gallery. The set is a plain room with two large paintings hanging on the back wall: one predominantly red and the other blue. Above the paintings, large letters spell …
(100 word story using the following words: damp, meekly, patron, ecstasy) Shaded lamp in hand, Sister Monica crept out of her damp cell and shuffled down the cold corridors to the chapel. She knelt before a statue. ‘Oh Martha, patron saint of nuns, I humbly and meekly pray for your help. I know I haven’t always lived a life of virtue but please intercede for me just this once. You …