Dream spice

“Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.” ― Lewis Carroll It’s funny how one can do everything else instead of taking five minutes to sit down with one owns thoughts and write, until suddenly, there is a dream. One can fly over a city, through clouds, circling around the red roofs of … Continue reading Dream spice

Silence

Thy passed us wearing silly costumes while making noise on whatever instrument they had found. We looked at them shaking our heads “Hey!” Jack shouted “It’s been weeks since the duck died. Get over it.” They stared at us incredulously but soon realized they had put a little too much effort in the whole charade. … Continue reading Silence

Ice Cream Man

“She never liked to be called pretty – for she was a wildflower. Roaming alone through deep woods not caring if she would lose one of her petals.”― Laura Chouette Amazing how people can go through life without savouring the little things, which are in fact the sprinkles which make life more fun. My boss … Continue reading Ice Cream Man

Sceptre

“I like the night. Without the dark, we’d never see the stars.” ― Stephenie Meyer, Twilight Rain pouring down the heavens on an early Sunday evening. Her face gloomy, rethinking her life choices. It had been over 15 minutes. The busses are never punctual. A black umbrella hanging from her left arm. The roof of … Continue reading Sceptre

Green Scrubs

“Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire The mood was disastrous and confusing. I was feeling sick, obviously, I was in a LOT of pain, feeling scared but the pain was covering most of that up and … Continue reading Green Scrubs

Ice Cream Truck

“So we shall let the reader answer this question for himself: who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?” ― Hunter S. Thompson The paramedics let me walk into the hospital which I did not appreciate, and … Continue reading Ice Cream Truck

The bathtub

“It’s that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so ‘don’t fuss, dear; get on with it’.” ― Audrey Hepburn This is a story about stupid people. Well not people in general. Let’s say … Continue reading The bathtub

Quiet departure

“Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.” ― Frank Herbert, Dune A stray dog walking up and down the street. Free from everyone and everything but all it ever wanted was to belong to somebody. To … Continue reading Quiet departure

Gentle cleansing milk

“A single day spent doing things which fail to nourish the soul is a day stolen, mutilated, and discarded in the gutter of destiny.” ― Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White Eyes wide open. Soft morning light contouring the walls. Colours shouting at my eyes. The harsh screen blaze of my phone showed … Continue reading Gentle cleansing milk