In my time so far in The Experiment, I’ve eaten more than I’m used to, as cooking for two, well five, is much more fun than for one. Stuart and I have been pushing things out, plus The Boys have been stirring us with their efforts. I was feeling it, and he was looking it too, so by the end of the week, we’d decided to slightly dial back the bounteousness! I knew from watching previous series that Guys and Girls Days platt...

I lowered the lids of my two suitcases, snapped the clips shut, and turned the keys in each lock. With one last glance around the cabin that had been my home for three months, I hauled the cases into the alleyway where my steward waited silently. “Right, Francisco, take them down to the taxi.” He nodded, slow and solemn. “Yes, Sahib.” I slung my soft leather holdall from the bed, climbed the stairs to the next deck, and k...

Glances, Coffees, Numbers, Roses, Vows Beaches, Scans, Pacifiers, Keys, Payments Overtime, Caffeine, Missed Calls Glares, Muttering, Withering Notices, Silence Custody.

It was the year 1970. The world was a battleground, both between nations and within them. The Cold War always threatened to become a hot war, leading to a nuclear holocaust. The war in Indochina was taking countless casualties. In the Middle East, everyone was waiting for the next conflict or massacre, while the wounds of the previous ones hadn't healed yet. Anti-war movement, anti-racism movement, women's rights movement...

I awoke in a hospital bed. For a moment or two, I lay on the bed trying to figure out how I got there. Then I sat up. My head swam and my vision blurred. I flopped back down on the pillow with a groan. Moments later, a woman in scrubs appeared. "Hey there, welcome back," she said with a smile, "How do you feel?" "Like shit," I answered, "Where am I?" "St. Mary's Hospital. A cop found you wandering in a daze on Westfield B...

I saw beauty In places others ignored Most of the times I ignored this But sometimes You know we have a desire to communicate I would go there and say Hi this is what I have got A pearl from the shore They would look puzzled Baby what is this It didn't move me I would go on with it And touch myself even more that night Until my legs trembled with spasms Until the last drop of cum wetted the sheets And in the morning I was...

Sitting on my motorbike With Jane behind Wearing her favourite sweater Arms wrapped around me I tuck the faded photo back into my wallet And open the doors of the minivan Jane flings her hockey kit inside Chattering about how she saved her team Slipping into her grandma’s favourite sweater

I dreamt of a creature coming from aether Someone that ate poetry for breakfast So consumed in his own world That was unable to function in this world Someone that fed his demons Before his body Someone that sang aether songs I would like to observe him from afar Be cautious not to touch his energy when I got close Because you know I am polluted I am a mortal It feels I only destroy with these hands on some days.

By now, waking up curled up with Stuart was not new, but it was still very nice. Though today was a new feeling as waking up completely naked and curled up with him, I snuggled deeper onto his chest, feeling his skin completely on mine and enjoying it. I turned my head slightly and placed my lips onto his, and got a slowly waking kiss in return as his hands slowly powered up and moved carefully on my back. We slowly kisse...

I fear of the verse sometimes It is like you activate a diver That goes to the deepest caves What I have drowned Mutilated Muted In the course of time What if the current is too much And diving I can not find my way back.

Today, they will tell us to celebrate women. They will bring flowers, write beautiful words, raise glasses to mothers, daughters, sisters, wives. They will speak of our strength as though strength was something we asked for. But I am thinking of the women who should have been here. The woman who never made it home. The woman who said, “I’ll call you later,” and never did. The woman whose children are still listening for h...

Five half-eaten cornfields Four evil caws Three aims taken Two birds One stone No more parasites One deserted orphan Two protecting hands Three falling tears Four years passed Five flying milestones Six young fledglings Five weekly visits Four silent minutes Three soft caws Two tearful eyes One apology No need

Burnout is a sneaky beast; It comes for you at your most vulnerable And all you can do is wait it out Until it ebbs away at last.

The pencil sat in the center of a piece of white paper divided into four squares: two of the squares held the word YES, two of the squares held the word NO. “You just balance the pencil on the other pencil crossways,” said Em. El set one pencil on top of the other, as her sister had asked. When the pencil tilted and the eraser touched the paper, Em snatched it up. “No, it’s gotta balance!” she said. “Why?” “So Charlie can...

On some days I want to tell you everything Where I was What I did What I felt I like you seeing me And the resonance On other days I want to hide in the bathroom for hours And ignore you When you call my name.