When the coastguard boarded the yacht in the morning and found the deck covered in blood, he made only one phone call. “Hello Mr Swain? I am in need of your particular clean-up skills once more. We have another one of those, umm… delicate situations. Yes. I’ll see you soon.” Despite the rocks and strong… Continue reading Story: Delicacy
Author: elspethalexandra
Writing things, hot beverages, fitness.
Story: A Cup of Tea
Here is the quickest way to make a cup of tea. First of all, only boil what water you need. About a year ago I had the presence of mind to take a little gold star from my daughter’s potty training reward chart and stick it on the window of the kettle to indicate the… Continue reading Story: A Cup of Tea
Story: Blood is Thinner Than Marmalade
Nobody sees me coming home. I’m extremely good at not being seen. I am well practiced at making myself small and almost invisible. It’s not difficult because my journey home is usually empty and predictable, making my way back to my family who have no idea about me, who don’t understand me. When I was… Continue reading Story: Blood is Thinner Than Marmalade
“Writing is a magical, supernatural art.”
“Writing is a magical, supernatural art. It’s the process of getting ideas and pictures and words out of your head and into somebody else’s. “You’ll take these 26 letters and a bunch of punctuation marks, and you’ll build a world with them. And that’s absolute magic.“ Neil Gaiman
Tea is my typewriter 