fiction – Missives & Musings

In Baku we trust

April 20, Napowrimo 2026. Today we are to try writing a poem that uses an animal that shows up in myths and legends as a metaphor for some aspect of a contemporary person’s life. We should include one spoken phrase. I looked up mythical beasts and discovered Japan’s ancient Baku, a creature made up ofContinue reading “In Baku we trust”

Sulphur Flame

I wrote the original of this poem back in 2019. I hoped to explore a number of themes including the duality of language, audience expectation, dark interpretation and how innocence is easily lost in a cynical world. I rewrote it some years later (see second version below) for performance poetry as I thought the originalContinue reading “Sulphur Flame”

A moment in time

April 8., Napowrimo 2026. I’ve had this “theme” or “idea” for some time and today’s prompt seems to have triggered its waters to break. I’ve often wondered about the secrets inconspicuous items could tell. She smells divine as she lowers herself on to me,All tropical oiled thighs, herbal arms and citrus skin.She’s a lady ofContinue reading “A moment in time”