The sun was as cerulean as the sea, peering over the horizon, like a cat eyeing a mouse. Adam sat cross-legged, just a few centimetres away from the water that every sign and every instruction and every supervisor had thoroughly instructed him not to touch. He never did — and perhaps because of … Read more
“All things begin and end in Albion’s ancient Druid rocky shore.” (William Blake, ‘Milton’) “Kurt Cobain lives in Bognor. And so does Jesus.” (Anonymous, a wall by Bognor beach, c. 2005) That’s the thing about living by the coast, you’ve got an expanse of sea and sky, they glory themselves to you whether … Read more
The sea holds me captive with my own voice. My own deceptive melodies glide through the waves, luring unsuspecting and innocent people to their deaths against my will. What once used to be a gift has now turned into a curse – forcing me to sing when the tides shift and the scent of human … Read more
When I was a child, my mother wanted to live out in the country. So, my father saved to buy the land and sold his shop to build a farm. The trade of the bustling city for the lively sounds of nature made it difficult to sleep at night, and the work of farming was … Read more
The river sighed beneath her touch, light rippling outward until it gathered at the feet of the man in black. Her heart stuttered, as it always did when he came. The bond between them defied reason. She couldn’t recall when it began, only that life before him felt distant, half-forgotten, as if he had breathed … Read more