The Conversation Challenge

  Task: write a conversation where there are …. A.      All gender-neutral pronouns.  No, He or She B.      No gender obvious names. C.      Setting must be a café D.      And the characters are exchanging gifts. My Attempt                 The streets were swollen with people. Manic delivery drivers parked in the road and ignored the angryContinue reading “The Conversation Challenge”

Apocalypse Poem

Don’t stop and let me off By SB   The force that kept me on my feet now is causing my days to lengthen. The year’s long day of so much heat. The nightmare of the lasting darkness.   Life giving waters that flow away from us. Now group at the far north and south.Continue reading “Apocalypse Poem”

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner 

   Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner  Winner, Winner, chicken dinner! That was what we would call out when we guessed correctly which form the potatoes took every Sunday as a child.  Sunday dinner was a must in our family. It was the only time we were allowed in mum’s kitchen to cook with her. It wasContinue reading “Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner “