Stuart Miller-Osborne

Thermuthis and her brother Richard were sharing a bath after a particularly long hike They were both exhausted It had been the hottest summers for over eighty years and there were worries of a drought They shared the bath to be economical with the water that was available Richard looked at his sister who was […]

Miss Caroline Stratton Where have you been? I have waited so long for you to join me What is Heaven like sweet Charlotte? It is everything you thought it might be and much more So much more I now have knowledge of all the mysteries of time and the universe   Nothing is hidden Do […]

I found a disc in a seaside store And hunted for others Because there were more I sent a text to my friend in Dunkerque Who at the time was looking for work  

Smouldering Rags Alice kept a newspaper photograph of a dead sculptor on her studio wall She was a potter and not particularly in interested in sculpture But she felt comfortable in his presence When her studio caught fire after the kiln overheated The only thing that she rescued was the newspaper cutting of the dead […]

I found a disc in a seaside store And searched for others But only hardcore I sent a text to a friend in Dunkerque Who did not reply As he was busy at work   I found a disc in a coastal store And searched for others But only hardcore I sent a text to […]

I am today admiring Your golden complexion And your feminine ways But your glamour Does not fool me  

The Little Blue Glass Pyramid and Muriel go to Clacton It was a very hot summer’s day in Clacton during what had been quite an ordinary summer The Little Blue Glass Pyramid and Muriel had left their lodgings quite early and were walking towards the beach As normal The Little Blue Glass Pyramid was in […]

Alice skipped along the road that led from the red windmill to the tall poplar trees that stood majestically next to the quiet river The busy road was not very romantic but had to agree with Alice that the dreaming hot fields were quite timeless Do you know what H E Bates said of Kent […]

Larry Donovan Bridge Jumper (1862-1888) I have done two really stupid things in my life which might have endangered my life. The first was when I was thirteen years old and I was dared (and offered money) to climb along the outside of a railway bridge in my home town That was a stupid thing […]

The Still Centre of Maggie Paul Maggie Paul haunted the waterfronts In search of Terry Malloy But she could not find him She was not even in the right place Johnny Friendly warned her to stay away But she ignored him and was beaten up So she planned his assassination From her room on W […]