Mother Gracie
Mother Gracie shuffled over to her stove. Raq remained where he was. Long gone were the days when he followed at her skirt hems if she move
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Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20213 min read
Photographic Studio
Photographic studio
Child and mother? Or sister and brother?
A photographic studio, in best clothes, matching mustard and apple green?
Guest
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'The Bridge' by Rebecca Fraser
There once was a bridge that no one ever forsake to cross. It stretched across a stream that led in the directi
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20211 min read
'Grace's Personal Journey of Hope' by Jackie Hutchinson
Heavenly scent of lavender lingers
entwined with gnarled spindly fingers,
deep in the woo
Guest
Jan 26, 20211 min read
'The Golden Age of Steam' by Jackie Hutchinson
Snaking round the winding track,
the Hillman Special, heading back.
Cutting through fields of crops,
thundering train never stops.
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20213 min read
It's a Gamble
Who’s to say why you’re so easily misled and discouraged? There’s no point asking because you won’t answer. It isn’t that you have
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20211 min read
Review of 'Light Reading Poetry' by Peter McGeehan
Over 40 poems which vary from the sublime to the ridiculous.
The sublimity of ‘The Swan’ – for example:"Majestic, pure white vessel,
Glidi
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20217 min read
The New Rumplestiltskin
Graham twitched awake and immediately found himself not only bound and gagged, but in deep confusion about how he’d ended up in that state.
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20213 min read
The Mystery of Teenage Girls
‘He looks like Justin Bieber. Or that YouTuber that all the year 10 girls like - you know, that Dutch guy Henri…’
‘Oh yeah. Henri. He’s
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20216 min read
Just Keep Breathing
‘Just keep breathing,’ he said.
‘You’ll be alright,’ he said.
‘I’ve got you,’ he said.
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20213 min read
The Fabtastic Four
I’ve loved them with every cell of my being for more than forty years.
Ever since I heard the Beatles on the radio. Ever since those first
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20213 min read
The Question
It’s fair enough, as questions go. All the more so because I’ve been asked it all my adult life.
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20212 min read
Review of Light Reading Stories, Vol 1' by Peter McGeehan
This is the first of Peter’s short story books published under the title of ‘Light Reading’ - but is the second I have read. How typical o
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20212 min read
Migraine Breaks all the Rules
Migraine breaks all the rules...
My eyes cling to the inside of their sockets with gritty and excruciating agonies, as my fingertips tentati
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20212 min read
Review of 'Light Reading Stories, Vol 2' by Peter McGeehan
I have heard Peter McGeehan read his work in person on a great many occasions, and his touching and humorous short stories are always w
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20215 min read
The Labours of Layla
Layla was always hard at work, but don’t think for one moment that this simple fact was enough to satisfy her family’s demands when it came
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20215 min read
The Too-Small House
‘But I don’t want to move. I like it here.’
‘No you don’t.’
‘I do. I always have.’
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Jan 26, 20211 min read
The Cat in the Hat (with a Rat and a Bat)
A poem written by my little lad when he was only about six. I love it! The cat in the hat Was eating a rat Whilst looking at beautiful...
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Jan 26, 20219 min read
Review of 'The Heart Goes Last' by Margaret Attwood
Make a list of the novel's strengths and weaknesses. What might you learn, in your own writing, from the strengths? How would you handle...
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Jan 26, 20213 min read
Self Employed Christmas Rant
It was early afternoon on the 23rd December when I half-heartedly promised my loved ones that I'd keep away from my desk for the next...
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