The forest, when bare, reveals all. A few days ago, we discovered, leaning over the parapet of our terrace, that there is a log cabin,...

Photo by Kayley Dlugos The sun feels warm on my back. It is once again Spring. Sitting on the rug, in a pool of sunlight, I am saying my...

I was hit squarely with the strong distinctive odor of cabbage and fried schnitzel while descending the stairs from my friend’s fourth...

An explosion of ideas Basquiat, Haring and Banksy did it via their Graffiti art. Madonna did it via her music. Writers, architects,...

An indelible mark Just as the older freckled hand centered the smooth cheek of the younger woman, seconds after the satisfyingly clean...

Picture this…Grade five, recess time and a ball buster boy in my class (Martin) told me that years ago someone had hung themselves in the...

On a wall, tucked in a corner, there is a poem entitled, A Man. It is primarily born from the sadness and mixed emotions of a daughter...

THE LETTER “K” Kick ass days like those are now few and far between. Who knows how to make more; to set the world on fire again? I will...

THE LETTER “V” Vibrations filled the air and reverberated through my body. Everyone was vying for his attention; vamping it up. Some...

THE LETTER “J” Jingle bells plays in the background. In the living room lots of jostling and jabbering going on. Jovial conversation,...

THE LETTER “U” Unbelievable! She refused to understand that I was her only true friend. Upset at being told what she knew deep down  to...

Her house is a fine example of symmetry. It is the type of house you first draw as a child. The feeling on the untree-lined street of row...

We were completely surrounded. Bodies pressing into us, hands prying and violating; a crush of human flesh and bones. The ATM’s had been...

Jessie the cat Lived in our flat On the last floor Behind the green door Jessie sat on the sill All curled up and still Watching the...

THE LETTER “H” He lets himself go back to the halcyon days, pre-hardship and hallucinations; before his cheeks and heart hollowed out. He...

…and then there was light External spotlights, internal baseboard lights, ceiling fixtures of every shape and size. Strip lighting, sunk...

THE LETTER “D” Deplorable domination! Devotees are despicable, domineering and deluded types who divide and destroy via the deformation...

THE LETTER “B” Bereavement brought with it belligerent and bellicose behavior, bred bloodcurdling rage and burgeoning blackness of mood....

Doubleface The man and woman formed an island of uncomfortable silence in the middle of the airport terminal’s noisy crowds. He dejected...

THE LETTER “W” Words. So many words jostling and competing, some surviving and thriving, while others are left behind to die. The trick...