Take Macbeth and Shove it
30 years ago, I would have told you that Macbeth, in fact any play or poem by Shakespeare, was a complete waste of time. Admittedly I was 17 years [...]
After School Anxiety
Chapped skin under a scalding shower, Beth rubbed at a patch of mud on her calf. The games mistress ticked names off the register as the girls filed through [...]
A Murder of Crows
The recruiter was well spoken, his accent barely betraying that English was not his mother tongue. He had several deep scars across his hands and arms. I was sure [...]
Kill Your Idols
I joined a Writer’s Group to drink red wine with friends. I would use words like hubris, eclectic and hegemony so that it was clear to them I knew [...]
Coffee
In the city, strangers pass close enough to catch the smell of coffee or cigarettes on their breath or the perfume of intercourse as they hurriedly make their way [...]