(Photo Credit: Michelle DeAngelis) "Never Let Me Go" whispered Naomi as Kok Jeen wrapped his hands around her slender waist in a tight embrace. "Kazuo Ishiguro" murmured Kok Jeen. "What?" Naomi's face assumed a perplexed look even though Kok Jeen could not view it. "Ishiguro is the Nobel Prize winning author of the epic titled … Continue reading Kazuo Ishiguro & A Pair Of Sharks

(Photo Credit: Susan Spaulding) It was with a sense of tremulous excitement that Magnus and Mikaela gingerly stepped aboard “The Round Tripper.”  The glossy brochure promised an “unforgettable and memorable cruise providing a spectacular view of an azure blue sky kissing the serene cobalt waters as the rays of the sun danced along the horizon”. … Continue reading Round Tripping from Coast-To-Coast

(Bamboi, Northern Region, Ghana. Photo Credit: Google Maps) The fanfare preceding the arrival of the entourage was to put it mildly, eclectic in its ostentation. Rock concerts simultaneously held across continents, commitments of eye popping sums of money by various multilateral agencies, puff pieces dripping with altruistic ends adorning global publications and celebrities making determined … Continue reading PIPE DREAMS & TIN SHEDS

(Copyright: Sue Vincent) This was one location beyond both intrusion and inclination of even the most intrepid mortgage foreclosing agency.  Dilapidated, desolate and decrepit, the cold, damp and isolated stone structure reared its ugly head at the outskirts of the city of Soldman Gachs, a once bustling epicenter of unshackled greed and grist. Altruism and … Continue reading SLICED & DICED

(PHOTO CREDIT: J HARDY CARROLL) A melodious jangle from the shapely clock on the mantel piece alerted Joanne to the fact that precious time was ticking away. It was close to an hour since Mervyn had challenged her with the puzzle. The world of 2084 allows customers to choose between two forms of self driven space … Continue reading A Philosopher’s Conundrum

“Be warned”, they said, “you are entering the portals of abominable hell. No house of horrors can compete with this.” There was derision writ large on their experienced, freckled and wise faces. We knew not whether they had the prescience regarding shows on Netflix. But for them Orange was forever the new black. A black … Continue reading Memorials Don’t Matter; Memories Do

(PHOTO CREDIT: @wildverbs) The amoeboid shape that had formed on the windshield was neither the work of condensation nor the outcome of a dysfunctional wind screen viper. It was a thoughtful void created by the breaking of glass in a deliberate pattern. It would have been easy, or even fundamental to term it a ‘hole’, … Continue reading Condensation Of Life