I heard a very low humming sound coming from inside somebody’s pocket. One of the two men sitting at the table behind me pulled out his phone and clicked a button. The phone stopped ringing. The man standing at the toilet door put his phone away and walked towards the bar. He stopped next to […]
What your Shoes and Socks say about You
When I was an art student, I drove a taxi at night time to earn my money. How to meet people with bad Socks It was a tough job, night time in a big city can be dangerous and a cabby has to keep his ears and eyes open to know what’s up, and who’s playing up […]
Dark Stories from Between the Cracks of Time
If you stand on top of the Teufelsberg in Berlin and look out into the distance, all you’d see is a carpet of tree tops. Green landscapes that seem to spread out into the mist. Imagine though, that you start to run along the sides of the derelict works of this old listening station, a […]
The Portrait Photographer
“Ethel? Well, that’s a nice name — old as wood,” Said Rebecca. “My parents wanted a daughter with a woody sounding name, I suppose.” said Ethel. Rebecca placed a tripod at one end of the room, then attached her camera to the top plate. She looked through the viewfinder at an empty chair. The chair […]
School Playground Love
Two kids are talking, it’s cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey, and the teacher who’s doing monitor duty refuses to allow the kids into the classrooms. When the sports whistle signals that breaktime is over, the kids can go into the warmth. Apparently, freezing your knees off in winter weather is […]
Wolfe’s Unpaid Beer Tab
Bottled beers, one cup of red wine, and a mug of fizzy drink were raised around the open fire. Those present, clinked their glass bottles, and the mug made a thudding noise, “To Wolfe, may he rest in peace!”. Somebody picked up the cheap looking urn and unscrewed the lid, “Let’s do this now, we […]