Coffee Conversations is a segment that talks about things usually overheard in quieter moments; like when talking to a friend in a coffee shop. Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash You know, every time I go to my therapist, I pick up a tea from the complimentary offerings at the front. There’s never any milk to go with it so I just have to endure the bitterness throughout the hour, and it’s somehow worse when it gets colder. It reminds me of when I was in Turkey, with straight b

Written as part of Flash Fiction Horror, a series of tales to tell before Halloween “Lay-Brother” - Rackham, Arthur, (1867-1939), via Old Book Illustrations   PRIDE COMETH: A Short Horror Play Cast of Characters: Brother Albert: A younger, more energetic monk. Brother Edmund: An elder, more serious monk. The Leucrota: An animal that can mimic the sound of human speech. It is the same size as an ass, but with a horse’s head, chest and legs like a lion, hind quarters like a

Written as part of Flash Fiction Horror, a series of tales to tell before Halloween “The Bear and the Beehive” - Griset, Ernest (1844-1907), via Old Book Illiustrations The following is a report from the wildlife management team’s investigation of the “Slim Bear” incident. Subject: Slim Bear Found inside the ruins of a disused train station initially by a former staff member, who contacted local authorities. No further contact made from either party, triggering intervention

Written as part of Flash Fiction Horror, a series of four tales to tell before Halloween ‘Reptile with Spawn Abundant’ - Doré, Gustave (1832-1883) “ You’ll catch your death, going out tonight,” the fisherman warned. “The fog’s hiding all sorts of mischief too.” Peter undid the rope tying his boat to the shore, before pushing it off the stony beach and into the shallows. The sliding pebbles punctuated the silence for a moment, before a short splash marked a return to calm. “Ha

Photo by Johannes W  on Unsplash Dear Twenties,    That was a lot of fun, wasn’t it? Did you enjoy yourself? Did you live for the moment...

The sign on the bus said: notice to passengers: no standing or sitting on the staircase and no sitting on passenger compartment...