by Jude | Jan 16, 2025 | My Fiction
She was all skin and veins, and a lot of bones. Her complexion was the colour of parched earth, painted by the tropical sun. Her throat trembled as she sucked desperately on her spit. Her head, expertly balanced a large basin full of cut pieces of pineapple, mango and...
by Jude | Dec 11, 2024 | My Fiction
It doesn’t stink anymore. It smells of earth, organic and wholesome. The mud sticks to my bare feet and begins a slow, devious crawl up my knees. I want it to. My jeans are a goner. There are flecks everywhere, I have this impulse to wallow in it. I’m in a trench that...
by Jude | Oct 13, 2024 | My Fiction
The screech of burning tyres and the piercing rev of the engine, sends a shiver down my spine. He’s finally out of my hair. Must be withdrawal symptoms as I struggle to keep away from the blinds. It is easier this way. My nightly vigils are over, he must learn. It’s...
by Jude | Aug 25, 2024 | My LifeStyle
Let there be light. Yes, order from chaos. We all know this phrase and use it, sometimes meaninglessly. I know I have. Organising your book shelf, arranging the study, the list is inexhaustible. But chaos from order. Ever thought about that? Now that’s a...
by Jude | Jun 9, 2024 | My Life
I have always hated it. I call it the great comparison. When you are compared against everyone on the planet except yourself. When you are invited to betray your identity, assume another’s. The guilty, mostly those closest to you, and worse who genuinely care for...