My Mistake and the Last Chance Disco
This short story, just under 500 words, was an exercise in a writing class June last year. We were asked to write a short piece, autobiographical or fiction, ab...
Author: Terry
The Aire in Flood
Pell-mell the promiscuous pregnant Aire Surges through the spreading banks scouring Its bed of bicycles, trolleys and the dead Hurling them at the ancient bridg...
The Punishment of The Gods
Walking past the brick arches from the station to the Midland Hotel That monument to Victorian engineering and optimism I saw its antithesis, a ragged human sat...
The Firing Squad
He stood stiffly in the baking sun, feeling the sweat carving rivulets in the dust on his face. The appointed hour was nearly upon him. Just a few minutes. Time...
Reacquaintance
A 2020 lock-down poem. You thought you were alone at home Away from prying eyes But everywhere indoors you roam You feel the eyes of spies. The biggest threat t...
Rule Britannia – The Leavers’ Lament
This was an exercise for a writing group I’m a member of. We were asked to write a poem as if we were the Poet Laureate. Their job is to mark major nation...
Revolution is in the air – a pantoum
A pantoum is a poem form where the 2nd and 3rd lines of each verse become the 1st and 3rd lines of the next verse. The exception is the last verse where 1st an...
What are Haiku, Senryu and Tanka?
I have copied this form https://akitahaiku.com/what-are-haiku-senryu-and-tanka/. The site is Japanese although mainly using english. It may be closing down as i...
Nightmares
A wisteria branch taps on the window A distant dog howls at the moon A cracked church bell tolls Below the cloud scudding skies The sound of dragging fee...
Fred’s Journey
Fred sitting in his canvass picnic chair, tartan blanket over his lap, glass of Zinfandel in hand, smile on his face, looking at the evening birds swirling, tw...