May Day, Labour Day… the first day of May, and the beginning of what I think of as my holidays. The NUS students are through with one week of exams, and have one more week to go before the term officially ends. My marking has been completed, my lecturer is preparing to submit them now, [...]
I held the hand of the withered old man lying on the bed in front of me. His breathing was laboured, and his eyes were slowly becoming vacant. Rheumatism and arthritis had locked his joints a few years ago. It was painful to watch.
So painful.
Marilyn was seated beside me, her golden-red locks tumbling over my [...]
“I’m telling you Marsley, we’ve got a golden opportunity here!” Perschal was talking at his usual rapid pace, effervescing with excitement at his latest idea. “I’ve just met a guy who came back from ancient times, and he says that he knew what Naralik used to look like, back when it was a city. It [...]
The clerk hastily got out of the way as Stephanie Gower stormed into my office. I sighed inwardly. Not her again. She had been coming every week, running roughshod over my employees and playing havoc with my appointments. I was starting to hate the sight of the woman.
“What do you mean, I can’t take control [...]
When I awoke, my first thoughts were of Liselle. The bride of my youth, the flower in my heart. I was happy to find out that she was still alive, and it had only been four years since my death. I rejoiced at the new lease of life that I had been given – a [...]
