Nobody ever tells you that prince charming may cheat on you. How would that work out in a Disney movie? In the epilogue of a happily ever after you would have the Prince getting frisky in an attic of the castle with a maid or even one of the ugly sisters. Cinderella getting hysteric and…

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Josephine's neck was stiff from being bent over her sketches. The edge of her right hand kept getting grey with graphite transferring the smudges to the creamy rough paper. She tried blowing on it and flicking it away, only to make it worse. She threw down a crayon on the tabletop in frustration regretting it…

Continue reading ➞ What would you burn in November if you could?

The priest looked as if he had had a good lunch and was still digesting as he read out loud. The light shone across the school desks making elongated rectangular patches on the pale laminated wood. The catechism room always smelled of mothballs. Robertino couldn’t quite decide if it was goodness that smelled like that…

Continue reading ➞ What mythical creature would you like to meet in October?

The presenter this evening asked me how I was artistically processing my loss. The thing about talking on telly is that you find yourself babbling in public and you don’t realize it. The lights blind you into thinking you and the presenter are alone on stage. You forget about the crew, the sound guys, and…

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