Strange Solace

Come to Broadgate Park and make your dreams and wishes come true!  The park is lush and green, and the gentle sounds of nature create a serene backdrop which is perfect for quiet contemplation and reflection.  Walk down the path until you find the stone. It is smooth and weathered and a strange shape.  You’ll… — read more

Why are you laughing? I asked. Because we have made the most wonderful batch of hats! They replied. They do look lovely, I said. It’s not about looks, the said. It’s what they do! Keep the sun off your head? I was trying to be jovial. Well yes, said the younger one. But other things… — read more

It looked like one of those pictures you could just jump in to. I don’t know what made me try. Boredom maybe. Or perhaps the large glass of wine I’d had. Anyway, it worked somehow and now I’m in Beacon Hill Park. Or a painting of it at least. I don’t mind it here, everything… — read more

We stumble across a tiny town called Lovelly. We say ‘How lovely!’ and then laugh until we are doubled over and are struggling to breathe. We wander to the edge of the lake and admire the clear navy sky and the way the bright full moon casts a beam which shimmers on the water.  There… — read more

Legend has it that on certain nights, when the clock strikes midnight, she will appear. It has been said her pale skin glows in the moonlight.  That her eyes shimmer with sadness. The air is tinged with an eerie chill and your stomach is a knot of anticipation.  You feel unsure why you are here,… — read more

She said the old gate over Broadstairs was a time slip back to 1953 but that didn’t seem right. It looked more like the late 1960’s when I went through it. I could tell by the style of clothes and because the Cafe said, ‘Milk Bar’.  I popped in for a lunch, it was a… — read more

She said the old gate over Broadstairs was a time slip back to 1968 but that didn’t seem right.  It looked more like 1950 when I went through it. I could tell by the style of the clothes. And because the cafe sign said ‘Luncheon’.  I popped in for a luncheon but I wasn’t keen… — read more

Doris, I went to the watchet museum today! It was fabulous. So many whimsical watchets. The chap in the green coat said they’d all been deactivated but I don’t know if that’s probable, or even possible. Nick just said she wasn’t sure if you know what a watchet is! Just because I had to tell… — read more

Go deeper into the forest but beware the path may be blessed. Or it might be a gateway to a content life. It is said that those who gladly walk the path will be forever freed. Do you hear the joyful sounds of the found souls? Can you hear the laughter of the seen creatures?… — read more

Go deeper into the forest but beware the path may be cursed. Or it may be a gateway to the restless dead.  It is said that those who dare to walk upon may be forever trapped. Do you hear the whispers of the lost souls? Can you hear the cries of unseen creatures? Take your… — read more