Short Stories

7 Nov 2022

One Red-Rimmed Evening

A tawny Eagle cautiously approached the shallow water hole, its edges softened by the deepening glow of evening in the quiet of the African bush. The […]
24 Dec 2021

One Starry Night

She couldn’t gauge his mood from the set of his shoulders. He hadn’t said much since it happened. The quiet seriousness of his demeanour when he […]
22 Sep 2021

Breathless

A while back I joined a group called Globe Soup. The name alone intrigues, but it is a group that offers a forum for writers and […]
7 Apr 2020

A Flight of Whimsy

Something different for today. This is a piece I wrote a number of years back for fun, really. I needed to get a flow going and […]
19 Sep 2017

The Wedding on the Banks of River Khwai

I’m a tree. I’ve been a tree for a long time. I live on the banks of the Khwai River. It is a peaceful spot and […]
3 Apr 2015

A Flight of Whimsy …

At the end of the street, near the pasture land, is a small structure, almost hidden by vegetation. So hidden, that it was some three months […]
5 Mar 2015

Tell it to the Wind – The Story of an African Lion

Leo, an elderly lion is enjoying the late afternoon sunshine one spring in the Kruger National Park, when he detects an intruder in his territory – […]