On the night of September 7th 2006 a score of men and a few of the women of Senice in southern Italy were gathered in Signor Paroni’s field in the light of the full moon prepared to harvest his fine crop of corn. Amongst the men was Benno, a simpleton much affected by the silvery [...]
As June passes with as much weather certainty as last year, I am begining to wonder if I have my balance right. It’s not that I keep falling over, but I have to balance my hobbies. I love writing, but I also love making furniture. I love cooking and walking in the country and gardening. [...]
[show_avatar email=mathewbridle@hotmail.com align=left avatar_size=100] It’s as well that there are no rules as how we are supposed to write. When I say that I am not talking about grammar and sentence construction and all that old guff. No, what I’m talking about is the actual way in which we all sit down and prepare to [...]
[show_avatar email=mathewbridle@hotmail.com avatar_size=100]I’m sure that most of us have a few things in life that we enjoy no matter what. For me writing is high up on the list along with my family, a few games and work – yes work. As I have previously mentioned I enjoy my work. This is now my second [...]
The Last Members of The Print Works Fishing Club. They gazed into each other’s eyes, their hands almost touching. The guard at the side of the room coughed a polite reminder they were not to make contact. She shook her head and sighed. “Whatever did you think you were doing?” Amanda asked. “We never though it [...]
I’ve just had the second day in my new job and I must say just how much I’m enjoying it. For the last seven months I’ve been a Living Support Worker, not as opposed to a dead one, but one that gives support to people with learning difficulties. Gone are the days of one to [...]