Urbert’s Flight Urbert saw the sky fall in. It was the first thing he told anyone that he met, and it’s probably why most conversations in Urbert’s life were extremely short. In reverence for the momentous

Luxury Nutty Crunch Rusks Coffee and rusks, anyone? Vegan rusks are hard to find. Generally, store-bought rusks have dairy or other non-vegan additives. Therefore, without doubt, it’s best to bake your

Christmas Solution "I can't do this, Shaun. Can't you see that? I just cannot!" Carla's face was a river of tears. Her voice caught in her throat, and her heartfelt sobbing echoed, bouncing off

Christmas music. A recording of an orginal version of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. ▶️ 3Speak Queen Lyrics "Bohemian Rhapsody Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide No escape

The Age of Covid Sewing My niece is three-years-old, I’ve never met her. I know, why would anyone do such a thing? Well, it’s complicated. My immediate family has severe immune issues; they cannot fraternize,

Sister Bulldog Her name was Sister Bulldog (on account of her features. Hehe.) She was robust, florid-faced, full of joie de vivre and about fifty-years-old, when I was fortunate enough to have her assigned

Andria bumped the kitchen door closed with her rump. She delivered a platter of vegan Avocado Ritz starters and coffee liqueur in a flourish of silver and glass. The guests were wary; they'd been tricked

Decadent Peach Cobbler Cobbler is comfort food! It’s decadent and delicious and has a history of being the dessert that our forefathers turned to when they were short of ingredients and time. If you have

Joy Anderson and the ghost of John In the night, the claws of her dreams scratched her reality to threads. Fear plagued her brain. There was no escape, no respite. She would awake sweating while the remnants

Spill the beans prompt You're at a yard sale and find a painting of a beautiful woman drinking coffee. You purchase it and take it home with you. As you go to hang it on your wall you notice that there

He left me. It’s not a puzzle, it’s a fact. I don’t know what it did to him, he devolved, he disappeared. Perhaps he went to the golden gate, I’m not sure, but I hope he did. For me, for me… Life became

Creative Coffee pitching my product to investors. A transcript Veracity was a bubble of effervescent energy, a fireball that spun into my life at a critical moment when I was down on my luck and my energy

Blueberry Crisp. The perfect vegan dessert for your Christmas table. Blueberry Crisp 🫐 is my all time favorite vegan dessert, it’s a family classic. I’ve been making versions of this dessert for years

Fairy dust In my house, it became a tradition to sleep on Christmas Day! I married my late (second) husband in a whirlwind romance. He ran a precious stones’ shop across the way from the fashion store

Image Source kaushal mishra from Unsplash Snow Snow is a wicked equalizer. I can remember that when I was a child snow was my magic, I adored snow. But this snow was really “snow”, if you know what I mean?

The border guard Image source Flying blind had always been a problem for her; she felt incapacitated, vulnerable. She knew that the drone’s intuition and speed necessitated zero human intervention. Humans

The Wall Image Source Tony Pham from Unsplash With a glint in her eye and a swing in her step, Masha slid her feet into her prized trainers. With well-practiced intuition she took full measure of the wall;

I sift through the African breeze that perfumes my nostrils with the fragrance of summers, gone. The redolent aroma of coriander on the soft wind speaks of a thousand South African braais(barbecues) -

Image is a photo taken by me of the letter A letter from the past A letter wears a jacket that hides its form. You’ve got to open the jacket to reveal the nature of that form; good tidings or bad. Sometimes

Alexander Schimmeck from Unsplash Image source Runaway train/ Switchback/Cloud cover Eureka!/Hex/gumball Labyrinth / *Blacksmith / sand-worm Puzzle box / Cellar door/goose Toolshed/painting/lamppost I’ve