red road flats – M K MacInnes, writer

Red Road

In the wake of the Grenfell tragedy in London, in which countless people died in the name of so-called austerity, I have given a lot of thought lately to whether I could return to living in a high rise. As for the infamous Red Road Flats, they were demolished to loud cheers a couple ofContinue reading “Red Road”

Weejie

Five curious students that should have known better perform a séance. It seemed like a good idea at the time … “… I LOOKED for the tell-tale signs of white on the end of someone’s fingernails but there were none … [The glass] darted from letter to letter, spelling out words that did not makeContinue reading “Weejie”

Red Road

Tall and gaunt, Bleak and still, These edifices of humanity. As I look out of my cocoon, I wonder what takes place Behind these holes called windows. What misery, What joy, What love Goes on before my very nose. And as I look out, I feel That someone on the other side Is sharing inContinue reading “Red Road”