"If money were no obstacle" - shouted the radio but Maurine has already had enough of it. She reached for the knob and turned the music off, then poured herself a drop of whiskey and sank back into the armchair. The birthday party was over, the guests were gone, and a pile of dirty dishes seemed to crave for a dishwasher ( Read more... )

I don't even know his name - and I have to call him somewhat! I could call him "Nothing Special", because that's what he is: no silky skin, no glorious tail, no noble features or colouring. He looks awkward, even uncouth - a pale-yellowish shaggy ball on four short paws, with rosy tongue and a little black button of a nose... I could call him " ( Read more... )

The organisers of the Guernsey Chess Festival (the last tournament I have up to now been participating in) have set a score of so-called special prizes (mostly, souvenirs). Almost all of them (to the oldest and youngest participants; to the players who had to travel the longest distance to arrive at the island etc) were duly awarded during the ( Read more... )

A good CD can provide for a nice leisure, but can a CD help to build a relationship? As a matter of fact, very much so - as soon as the abbreviation changes its meaning ( Read more... )

master is home -
the dog's tail
sweeps the ceiling

piny Ciceri -
two sparrows converse
in Tuskulanus

chirping silence -
listening sparrows,
their beaks half-open

but the cat, Holmes?
elementary,
my dear Watson!

Red tails of fire are floating in the space;
Red flames of desire are burning deep down the eyes;
Red geese are dancing with an unspeakable grace,
Red-faced housewives are cooking sweet apple-pies...
Among the red madness there is a pale face
Of a little boy looking at a cube of ice.

Life and Death - as combined in a pack ( Read more... )

I don't exist. My orphaned room
Is dark and sad.
My clothes, scattered on my bed,
Are kissed by dust.
My books, already touched by rust,
Look askanse at the cupboard door.
It creaks. A miserable thing - it pines for oil...

Mamma Mia ( Read more... )

Sketch Five: Romantic Dinners ( Read more... )