I blanch. He’s never used that sort of language with me.

“You tell me”, I say with a tone of authority, “it was behind the dresser in your room.”

I can see a flash of indignation in his pale blue eyes at the thought of me rummaging through his things but the look quickly vanishes.

He’s fidgeting now, clearly aware he’s been caught and this time there will be severe consequences.

I stare at ...

Pain before the peace.

I sit and stare as my body betrays me.

Invisible to my peers, ever present discomfort like a smouldering fire inside.

Mindfulness only draws attention to the tingles and spasms

so I focus outward towards the sunrise.

A deep breath.

This moment too will pass, as time races forward.

I wish for both a stand still of time to appreciate the world’s beauty but also for ti...

The summer breeze rattled the old farmhouse door as Edith sat frozen in place at the foot of the stairs.

She had sat here many times as a child waiting for her mother to be ready to leave for school or to go shopping or to church.

Now she sat with moist eyes thinking about how she would never wait for her mother again.

Even though it hadn’t been a shock, infact quite the opposite, she could s...

The car grinds to a halt. Tyra breathes steadily. He doesn’t realise who he’s messed with. She set this up though. This is what she wanted.

It hadn’t been difficult for the news headlines to peak her interest over the last month. Nine bodies, all young college students around her age. She had decided it would have been neglectful of her peers to not do something. All of these young women had bee...

The sun burns my nose as I hurry out the school gate. It’s not quite summer break yet but the weather is already gearing up for the long days of carefree grazing in the park with friends discussing hot boys, debating stupid reality tv and bitching about controlling parents.

I glance behind me to make sure no one has noticed my escape. I have been careful not to move too quickly as I don’t want t...

I blink. I’m not sure if she heard me.

Her red hair dances in the evening’s summer breeze as she stares out onto the crystal blue lake. The water reflects in her piercing green eyes, which moments ago had been fixed on me expectantly. I notice they’ve started to fill with tears.

“Oh god, please don’t cry Sades…”

She turns to face me now. Her face has suddenly transformed to pure rage. Her gree...

All I can hear is the crunch of the dirty old gravel as I make my way up the drive towards the delapadated old manor.

I have no interest in being here, this place holds too many memories of childhood. A time I’d rather forget. I’m here to meet the realtor and finally get this place shifted off the estate’s books. In and out, that’s the plan.

As I turn the key in the lock I feel a sudden chill r...

Small

Little feet

Pressing into me

Warm on my belly

I cherish every single second

She should be in her cot

I should be sleeping while she sleeps

But this is far more rewarding than sleep...

Sand whispers across the baron landscape, dancing into the hot air and twisting around itself dizzingly.

The sun, now low in the sky, has finished toasting the earth for another day and is setting the scene for a cold night during which only the haunting howl of coyotes and the melodic chirp of crickets will be heard echoing across the dunes and down through the canyons.

The skys will alight wi...

Sun rises.

Bright pink reaching towards the sun.

Dreams. Aspirations.

Day crescendos.

Hot. Flourescent. Thriving.

Dancing in the wind.

Bees flutter. Busy.

Collecting, spreading life.

Light begins to fade.

Leaves sag. Content.

Slight tussle together in the evening breeze.

Nightfall.

Lifefall. Sleep roses. Sleep....