Monthly Archives: December 2013

49 shades of …….. by John Wilkins

It was a surprise when Suzie, the most beautiful sight on the factory floor, the pearl amongst the swine in the machine shop, invited me for drinks when the factory’s last day arrived. I wasn’t expecting any thanks –a thousand … Continue reading

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A touch of the flu by John Wilkins

I went out of the front door, or rather I was pushed out. My mother wasn’t having any of it. “You have got nothing more than just a touch of the flu” she said A Monday in bed watching football … Continue reading

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THE SWALE by John Lary

From The Saxon Shore Way where I stand I see Redshanks and geese on the strand I see sheep stoop to graze on the land Wild is The Swale Off the shoreline are seals at play But the weather is … Continue reading

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