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Delmore Manor – Part One
Night had already fallen by the time Chris arrived at Delmore Manor. He had driven for hours and all he could think about was how badly he needed a slice of toast and a good night’s sleep. His Aunt’s manor struck a fearsome figure against the dark sky. The windows were empty and bare, and…
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Flashback – Old Scratch
Day One This will sound mad. I know it does, but I have to tell someone. There are scratches up and down my legs. I sleep alone, and have no pets, so I’ve no idea where they came from. This has happened every night for a week, so I’m writing it down now. I don’t…
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Forever Faithful
I kept you close,kept in clover and kissed, gently as you awoke each morning,but you couldn’t feel my affections, you couldn’t conceive my closeness. These are things that can never be enough.Not my endless, boundless love,not my promises of forever faithfulness,not all the money I had,the mad way that I adored you,the way that I…
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Love At First Bite
The sweetness of her skin,sensationally sultry as she saunters past me.I am daunted by the delicacy,the way she sails on the air, like an angel,brushing her long, blonde curls from her slender shoulders. I sleep with stakes when I sense myself starstruck,moved by the mountain of my muse,how blue I become when she passes by…
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Flashback – Forever Young
The ocean’s wild and untamed waves harmonised with the relentless wind as night fell. Night arrived so much earlier in winter and Hamish found it unsettling. There was a lot that Hamish found unsettling, and if he had things his way, he would never have joined the family business with his older brother. Hamish had…