KING JIM AND THE ALIEN INVADERS. Gathering through the night, in the stillness of the dying day, flying low and flying high, wings flapping like an old bird, almost invisible in the twilight eve, they clustered tightly along the low branches of our bushes. Long legs, as dark as the shadows on a moonless night,… Continue reading KING JIM AND THE ALIEN INVADERS
Category: short stories
The cat in the tree
Have you ever been stuck in a tree? It has happened to me once. Only once though. I am not going to make the same mistake twice. Like a lot of other kids, my parents were still at work when school was over for the day, so I had to walk from my school to… Continue reading The cat in the tree
THE KING, THE SWORD AND THE WASP
Master of his castle, king of a mighty kingdom, master of all and in charge of all, King Jim, adored by all and most of all by his beautiful wife Queen Hina, was touring one of his domain, mainly The Garage, with a small entourage. On a clear and crisp day, King Jim and an… Continue reading THE KING, THE SWORD AND THE WASP
Destination Moorea: Cook’s Bay
As soon as Jim and I arrived in Tahiti, my family whisked us to Moorea, loaded the cars and drove on the ferry Aremiti. In less than an hour, we were standing on the turf of Moorea, eating fresh pineapples, green mangoes dipped in bonbon chinois powder and drinking cold coconuts. Life on a small… Continue reading Destination Moorea: Cook’s Bay