Mosiac
The strong gusts of wind were unyielding, relentlessly tugging at her umbrella and sending her auburn locks whipping around her face. The ribbon that had …
California One: 2. The MOMA in SF, Hearst Castle and the Getty Center
We are standing in front of a group of giant ceramic pumpkins on the third floor of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. They …
To Valhalla!
‘We can’t do it,’ says Roman, wiping his tears. ‘It’s too hard. I’m telling Mum.’ ‘No! We promised Grandad,’ says his twin Rommy. ‘But, how …
Happy Holidays?
‘Happy Holidays?’ thought Emily, listening to the vocal stylings of Andy Williams blaring from the radio in the corner, as she hung up her apron …
California One: 1. Driving Highway One in a Silver Cadillac
“It’s not a Ford.” “What are you talking about?” “It’s not a Ford.” These are not words I want to hear. We have just struggled …
Seasonal Sentinel
English countryside,whispers roamA solitary treecalls it home. Branches reach out,a simple embracePathways wandered,time and space. The tales it could weaveGiven half the chanceOf lovers entwined,in …
The Strays by Emily Bitto
Some stories live constantly in your subconscious, as you read them. They don’t let you go for a second. Some stories you don’t want to …
Knot
I know it’s trendy to look down on modern art. But what most people don’t know is they’re confusing modern art and contemporary art; they’re …
Bad Luck, Good Luck
was it simply luck that caused her to turndown this alley? bad luck? good luck? the face she recognises opens a portalto a past horizon, …
The Author Argues with an American Supermarket Salad
Salad: Hey! Looking at me? Trying to lose some weight, huh? Me: No. Actually. I’m just – you know, on the road, eaten a lot …