Modern Warfare
The world is a board gamefilled with guns and wars. Civilians everywherethe throw of the dice crushes them. Modern warfare means Schools and hospitals temples, …
Author: Jim Reiher
Self Destruct
They fill my head.Unhelpful words, determined to get out.A pounding headache. So I say it. And no surprise: It causes hurt. Foolish contribution.Why were those words …
Everything Changes
Nothing is forever stagnant,Nothing stays forever put.Everything, eventually, moves along,The past rarely gets a second look. You think your ideas are what’s needed,You think you’ve …
Not Quite a Knight in Shining Armour (A true story)
The other day had a strange interruption to my normal work day at the local primary school. A child had decided to run off and …
Time Heals Most Things
I was only 22.So young for that job.Started in it twelve months earlier. She had taken sleeping pills. Her on-again off-again had found her in …
Wanting A Different World
Coming down the creaking stairs, thirteen-year-old Mark was sliding his hand along the banister that was well overdue for a fresh coat of paint. His …
A pair of binoculars and a lucky charm
A nervous sweat was breaking out across the top of his forehead. Patrick looked around the police station with uncertainty and fear. He had been …
Café Confusion (a true story)
We were standing, waiting to be served, at the front counter of a beautiful colonial-style café. The glass shelves beneath the benchtop were filled with …
An Unwelcome Visitor
The well-groomed visitor offered a practiced smile. “Good morning,’ he almost sang, in a rehearsed tone. ‘I’m here today to share with you the good …
Interview with a Dead Man
There were seven of us at the séance: the medium and six visitors. Between the six of us there was everything from a hardened sceptic …