Friday Fictioneers

So be it

“Times are hard mam”. “So they be, but I want my dosh girl”. “ don’t worry, Yo’r get it tonight, the big man pays plenty of bucks”. “he does, but watch yourself, don’t let him try to get on top…

Steel City

Hey man you got a light. Bugger off kid. Yer mum would kill me if she saw you smoking. But man there’s nothing else to do in this place since the ship yards shut down. Well ‘get on your bike’…

In the metropolis most of us collect something. I collect ladies. Tonight I have four in tow. There’s Poppy the dressmaker, Sandy the chatterbox, Judy silent as a lamb. Then Rosie who is amorous, but then I am. The ginnels…

Conversations

As water splashed my face, I realised that it was time to get up. When I was a sleepy teenager my mum always knew how to break through my teenage inertia. A wet flannel and a bowl of steaming porridge…

Life once resided here.

Golden drops of life once resided here. Dreams came just like the differing members of the families did. Now all that remains are empty houses slowly decaying in the heat. All was once clear in my memory, but age brings…

Caged

When Storm had entered the underground world of Diamond, she had passed the caged ones. Now she found herself wondering how long they would sit. Watching but not awake. Would they again be used in battle. The last time Force…

Going Down

There are many things that can hurt you. If you are breathing, then there is still hope for you. But I am sinking, going down deep in a cold cold ocean. I cannot breath, although I want to, need to.…

Dreams

Plain white sheets harvest a dream, a love child will be born whilst we dream. As soft music played little did we know dreams can be broken. Now I lay alone whilst listening to Radio Caroline ... In my head,…

Twilight

The church tower stood out against the riot of colour that formed the evening sky. This day I had seen sights which were burned into my mind. Cavorting couples dancing around fountains, lovers sitting arm in arm on towering staircases.…

Behind the Net Curtains

photo prompt by Jean L Hays... I have been out hunting for some luxuries. An apple came my way. I should return to the bothy, but I want to check the bins in the village. I found rich pickings yesterday,…