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The Girl and the River

A poem about Everest.

A poem about the countryside.

Story of missed opportunity, unfulfilled potential.

WHEN WILL ALVA SETS OFF ON A ROUND-THE-WORLD ADVENTURE THINGS TURN KIND OF SCARY

‘Compared to a star, we are like mayflies, fleeting ephemeral creatures who live out their lives in the course of a single day.’ - Carl Sagan

A pair of poachers enter a forest. The thing is, they're not after game. What are they hunting?

Once the celebrated explorer of the late empire, Captain Ashcombe returned to England to build Africa House.

Who is Stronger?

A boy, called Tom goes on a train journey with Elemental beings. Pan is driving the engine.

Poem about Elemental beings.

In the hushed glow of lamplight, Anastasia finds herself caught between clocks that refuse to agree, a pocketwatch that ticks with its own strange urgency, and a Queen of Hearts card that moves when i

Poem about not giving up and trying different things.

Hier spricht nicht Edgar Wallace!

A man, called Jeff meets a woman, called Jenny and gets married.

My Dad was my superhero. He was a great storyteller although sometimes I wonder if the stories he told us were true or not. You be the judge.

Easy Pieces, Rattlesnaked & Mainstraim revisited

A night in Majorelle blue—roses, stars, and enchantment blur into memory in a bar of warmth and wonder.

As he swallowed, he felt something sharp in his throat. It must be a fish bone. He coughed but it wouldn't move.

‘Two drifters…off to see the world…’– Johnny Mercer ‘Moon River’

A musing on change