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Black woman and man chat about relationships in a supermarket.

Creative Writing Identity, Self & Fragmentation Prose Short Story

3 May 2018

A Short Story: Woman’s World

In the branded supermarket, about to pick up the laundry detergent,

In a brightly colored, simplified style reminiscent of Hockney, a cartoonish lion playfully leaps towards a stout zoo owner in a blue suit, who reacts with comical shock. Stylized onlookers with exaggerated expressions watch from behind the enclosure fence and a nearby building.

Creative Writing Myth, History & Cultural Memory Prose Short Story

1 May 2018

Short Story: Man and the Lion

The sun shone hot as normal. A quirky smell punched the caged…

Unknown artist. The occupied placed under herem. An age-old policy worse than haram. Occupation. Destruction. Extermination. Even women and children Cannot be spared. Obliterate them. Show no mercy. Neither old nor sick, Sheep, ass, donkey or ox. Burn the olive groves. The world is in shock. This vicious determination, See allies grow uneasy, For the day after tomorrow, Their villainous hands Shall be implicated In the culling of innocents – Captured in plain sight. People never forget. From the catacombs orphans gush. They gather in the public square And always declare victory In the lion’s den of resistance. Troops have encircled the envclave. Thousands more congregate At the city’s gate. People think – These accounts are exaggerated, Fictional or metaphorical.

Creative Writing Sacred Thought & Moral Reflection Short Story

4 November 2015

Jesus Christ: Lost in Translation

Jesus Christ: Lost in Translation.

a young mixed race girl smiling at desk with a laptop in front of her

Love, Loss & Relationship Short Story

1 September 2015

A Mother’s Choice: Leaving Home for a New Life

It’s finally happened! I’m pregnant, 4 months I am. We have been…

Old Manchester City FC Stadium: Maine Road, Moss Side, Manchester, UK

Creative Writing Prose Short Story Society, Power & Modern Life

26 June 2015

Shattered Dreams: Manchester City F.C.’s Lost Generation

Shattered Dreams “Shattered Dreams” explores the lost opportunities faced by talented young…

A colorful image generated for Skendong Poetry of a man with many cigarettes in his mouth in front of a yellow corner shop.

Creative Writing Prose Short Story Society, Power & Modern Life

5 March 2015

Cornershop: Surprising Interactions and Tensions

On a deadline I am running to the corner shop

A humorous and warm illustration of a story set in a rabbi's cozy study

Creative Writing Love, Loss & Relationship Short Story

24 January 2015

Heavenly Arguments: A Humorous Tale of Marital Perspectives

A Jewish couple having marital problems agree to see the Rabbi for…

A man's finger pressing a cream buzzer

Identity, Self & Fragmentation Poetry Short Story

20 October 2014

Buzzing | A Poem About Encounters, Attraction & Observation

Buzzing Press the cream buzzer, Zzzz... he's in - Trotting up the…

The hills of Edale in the Peak District

Creative Writing Love, Loss & Relationship Prose Short Story

17 October 2014

Rambling in Edale: Misty Hills and an Unusual Sunday Hike

Rambling in Edale A lively and atmospheric account of a Sunday hike…

david-cameron-punk-rich-people-bankers-political-cartoon

Myth, History & Cultural Memory Prose Short Story

1 October 2014

The Parable of the Debtor and the Bailed Bank

What is the united kingdom on earth like? It is like the…

A man stands submerged in water outside his flooded house, symbolizing the impact of climate change and rising sea levels.

Myth, History & Cultural Memory Short Story

10 December 2012

“Global Warming Please Hurry Up”

Global Warming, Please Hurry Up Johnny strode out of his front door…

a group of high school black boys

Myth, History & Cultural Memory Short Story

6 September 2012

Sprawling Shells on the Playground of Ducie High School

sprawling shells Will Big Halo go crazy, freak out? Like a schizo…