New Zealand

A Snapshot

I can’t believe it. I just can’t believe the cheek- I know. I know. I know. Sarah, you won’t believe …

Carpark Snoooooze

Wake up! To stains and recollections Memory’s working overdrive To decide which words were reckless n which were wise Outside, …

Captain 5

Some said he reigned from somewhere in the South Pacific, though none knew definitely, as he never spoke. His only …

Wharf Meat

High tide lapped six inches shy of the short pier that often docked boats (fishermen’s barnacled boats bringing mussels and …

Hill

I indicated left, and pulled over. The van came to a rumbling halt on the gravel side-road. When I killed …

#3

Sitting on my bunk with a hot (strong) coffee brewed inside an angular brass pot by an unsung genius. I’m …

#2

Paid work at last. Open each lid slowly, as if frightened of what horrors it will unveil in the silent …

Future

An extended stint of unemployment can be good, for some. Men who live in grand houses – grown fat and …