Stories

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“On a dry Vancouver evening, a woman in a red catsuit danced a jig under the awning of the Emergency entrance to St. Paul’s Hospital.”   RED CATSUIT

“A vigorous current has captured my kayak. I seize my paddle, too late, and careen around a bend into a tangle of vines. The current spins me sideways so the stern as well as the bow is trapped in the tree’s clutches. The two boys in a double kayak shout and I glance over my shoulder. Their kayak speeds straight toward me.”   THE HUNTER, THE BIRD AND THE KAYAK – AN ORINOCO TALE

How was it possible for a human to look better in person than on screen? I drank in his perfection. Eyes of shamrock. Tanned face set off by his alabaster shirt. ”   STARSTRUCK

“Blues chatter witlessly, Greens hum in harmony and Reds mutter expletives under their breath. We call insults to White as they get returned to the bag – Yer granny was a Monopoly boot! You ain’t good for nothing but Go!“   MIND OF PIECE

“Only her gin and tonic stood untouched by the devastation; the glass, surrounded by a glistening halo of condensation, was an oasis of tranquility.” GIN & ONIONS