Looking down on the water. My car parked by the wall.Two weeks since I moved into this hotel down by the shore. It’s seen better days, but it’s still standing.Kind of like me.Swanky resorts are for accountants and bloodless retreats. Here, I’m meeting ghosts.The guy smoking on the step with his pal. Or the lassieContinue reading “Shore”
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Rain
Rain. Rain. The endless rain.I couldn’t sleep for the rain.Falling on the window, on the door.Leaking through the roof,dripping in pots in the hallway.I had to move the bed, cos it was below a leak.The water mark on the ceiling getting bigger as the days run on,and sleep doesn’t come,and the whole world feels tilted.SitContinue reading “Rain”
Standup Santa
This Story Contains Adult Humour I’ve been practicing all week: pen and paper, sitting at the little desk in the back room with a window out onto the garden and the bins. I sat listening to the rain on the glass. I’d been watching some of those YouTube videos with comedians doing their hour. I’mContinue reading “Standup Santa”
The General: Kings Visit
The General leaned back in his chair and ran his hand through his hair. A loud voice was playing from his old CD player. ‘You are a great leader.’ ‘You are cool under pressure.’ ‘You are decisive.’ ‘I am Alexander the Great,’ he muttered. He sighed. He looked round the cramped office. Alexander the GreatContinue reading “The General: Kings Visit”
The Five Sightings of Santa
A short piece of dark Christmas humour. First Sighting Christmas Santa uses the chimney.This one comes through your open window. Drinks your booze.Steals your presents and strolls out the front door like he owns the place. Police are looking for a fat man in a red suit.Last seen heading up the high street with aContinue reading “The Five Sightings of Santa”
Paul Andrew Sneddon 