Letter to an Unknown Soldier finally known - if not named.
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Matters of the Heart
Matters of the Heart - Exploring the different ways in which we give our hearts. We love in different ways at different times in our lives, opening to another is always a risk.…
Beating my Drum: Ebola (Rum Pa Pum Pum)
Sung to the tune of 'The Little Drummer Boy' - my response to the Ebola Crisis - a challenge initiated by newpoet. I have called it 'Beating my Drum' not because I am looking for self-promotion but because when taking up an issue in poetry, I am in fact beating a drum for that cause and it's a pun (of course).…
Song of the Phoenix
"Song of the Phoenix" is a short story about a tortured teenaged boy living in a small town where he is bullied, marginalised, despised. Only one person has showed him any sympathy or kindness and that person - Elissa - has too many problems of her own to support him, let alone become the love of his life. It seems there's nothing and no-one for Michael - would anyone really miss him if he left forever? Before he goes Michael plans to show them all but things don't turn out as expected. Michael transforms into something other worldly, something vengeful, powerful and driven - can he remain in control? Will the undeserving be destroyed along with the bullies and how will Elissa feel as she is drawn into Michael's fiery anger.…
Antidote
"Antidote" tries to capture the antipathy that can exist between young, energised teachers who having just entered the teaching field see nothing but the opportunity to change lives and the older teachers who have slowly had their enthusiasm ground down and their energy whittled away by internal politics, an excessive workload and very little appreciation.…
