Tag Archives: stars

More things in heaven and earth

Posted on March 15, 2017 by memoirsofahusk

Last Saturday, early in the afternoon, I stood before a cottage window, gazing across a wide valley. Filtered through mist, great hills rose and fell, like whales caught in freeze frame, arcing from a hazy sea. Below the window, mere … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Old Mistress Winter, Part II

Posted on December 20, 2016 by memoirsofahusk

MANY thanks to those of you who read and made such kind comments on my 2016 Christmas story, A Tale of Old Mistress Winter. I do indeed, as some of you suggested, hope to publish it ‘properly’ in some shape … Continue reading →

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Sax and the city*

Posted on November 29, 2014 by memoirsofahusk

A bottle crashes to the ground in an alleyway off the main street. Jewel-green splinters frame the edge of a dark puddle, iridescent with oil in the dull glow of the street light. Somewhere a tyre squeals, a youth shouts … Continue reading →

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Above us, only sky?

Posted on November 13, 2013 by memoirsofahusk

I’m sitting at my desk. Tears are close to the surface. I’m having trouble identifying keys that aren’t in the direct glow of the screen. I keep pressing ‘insert’ instead of ‘delete’ and my words start vanishing as I type, … Continue reading →

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