A Brave New World … from my Balcony
Every day I witness the grand spectacle of the neighbours I see from my balcony. People I never knew existed, people I never cared about, people I still don’t speak […]
Category Archives: Fiction
The Ambassador’s Party
The party at the Ambassador’s house had just begun. It was a cocktail party, mingle-shmingle type. I was lousy at it, always had been. I seemed hermetic to any social […]
Decisions
He was so unsettled he was unable to make a decision. Any decision. Buying coffee was a problem. When asked which size he wanted, small or big, he would always […]
The Candy Store
The Candy Store October 26th, 2015 A candy store. Like that was going to pay her rent. She thrust a knife into the mannequin. But the heart was not there […]
The Date
The cold water rushed over her as she was walking towards the port. When she turned back to see where it had come from she missed a step and slipped […]
Overheard @ the Opening
“The global diaspora has enormous implications for a world economy linked by a thick web of transnational flows of capital and labour. Globalization …” He stopped mid-sentence as he saw […]
Migraines and Migration
The sun was at its zenith, startling and blinding careless onlookers; scorching the busy tarred highway below. Cars were speeding on both side of the concrete median strip, dividing the […]
Flamenco Unplugged
He was resting on the side of the road. His left arm lay lifeless on her bony shoulder. With his right hand he brought his gourd to his lips relishing […]
The Secret
I have never told anybody this story – ever. At first I could not because I was so shocked by it that all I managed to do was store this […]
Journeying
She wasn’t afraid of death. On the contrary. As she stood on the dock watching the boat leave she felt an immense sense of relief. She had never felt she […]
