Stuart Miller-Osborne

During her last outing Eveline Maude watched as a herd of goats progressed towards her along the gleaming chalk path Suddenly and without warning three of the goats stood up on their hind legs and began to touch the low light clouds Eveline smiled and asked her father why they should do such a thing […]

The sunburst was completely silver but to the devoted it was constructed of gold A spider spun an artificial web Of all insects spiders are the most progressive A frog scuttled across the wide wet path It was unaware of the scorching sky And knew that the low plants would offer it sanctuary from predators […]

Forty years ago whilst cycling in the northern counties I noticed a fly sunning itself on the lid of my juice bottle I took a photograph of the tiny creature Yesterday I saw another fly hiding in a dog-rose I took a photograph of the tiny creature And wondered if it was distantly related to […]

Heidemarie Al Richter was walking the streets of London Seemingly lost She was an Hungarian national and was unaware of the geography of the large city Everything seemed so mysterious So she turned to the paving stones for help But received no guidance Although she did notice near to the drains two poems almost obscured […]

Lolita stood by the entrance to the red cave Whilst Robert walked along the narrow grey path Towards her They had been married for fifteen years And both kept owls    

He kissed her roughly This was his last day In the coal mines Before they went to Amerika Under his arm There was a large silver jug He did not know Why he was carrying it   Taken from The Miner by Walter Richard Sickert    

When I was younger I watched a movie called Fuck Off Images of Finland It warned me that the presence of silk In the immune system Was hazardous to one’s health I have loved the Scandinavian country ever since    

Fresh faced not yet twenty You stand there modestly In your wedding dress A warm window breeze gently disturbs Your yellow bouquet But the decorative screen flowers stay still This is your day Remember this is your day   You are told by many But you know that the glitter leopards are not far away […]

On the far side of the dark hills there are a number of windswept trees that shield my cottage from the adjoining lane I was glad of the privacy afforded to me Although isolated my cottage is large It has five rooms and was once owned by a hill-farming family On the wall above my […]

Leonora K found herself sitting in her canvas director’s chair with her broken leg perched on a small wooden table It had been two weeks since her accident Her doctors had instructed her not to put weight on her injured limb This restricted her movement which she found frustrating She was reading a book It […]