Jae Erwin's Blog, page 2

Desert People

(Photo courtesy of Sally Harrison) I’ll begin with a kind of health warning. I’ve only seen a snapshot of desert people; a tiny fragment of time, sanitised for western tastes, and separated to some degree from real-life concerns. I am … Continue reading →

Crooked Cage 2

I guided Claire to the steam room. ‘The higher you sit.’ I told her, pointing to the white tiled shelves circling the room at two levels, ‘the warmer it is. Heat is good. The sweat clears out the stuff your … Continue reading →

Footsteps in the Sand 2

I guided Claire to the steam room. ‘The higher you sit.’ I told her, pointing to the white tiled shelves circling the room at two levels, ‘the warmer it is. Heat is good. The sweat clears out the stuff your … Continue reading →

Crooked Cage

(Photograph courtesy of Abi Hopkins) The little dog lapped water from the rose-petal strewn pool in the middle of the waiting area of the hammam and then flopped on to the floor, exposing her half-full teats to Claire. Her puppies … Continue reading →

Footsteps in the Sand

  The little dog lapped water from the rose-petal strewn pool in the middle of the waiting area of the hammam and then flopped on to the floor, exposing her half-full teats to Claire. Her puppies slept in a cool … Continue reading →

Fire Starter 9

Katie had two free periods after lunch so she grabbed her peanut butter and tomato butty, English apple, and her stainless steel water bottle—plastics leached chemicals into the water—from her locker, signed herself out at student reception and set off … Continue reading →

Blog Hop

I did a blogging Round Robin a couple of years ago but this is my first Blog Hop! I was tagged by a fellow writer and book reviewer extraordinaire, Andrew Baker in this blog. Thanks Andrew! Blog Hop Rules: Answer the … Continue reading →

When the Drummers were Women

If you’ve read some of my other blog posts here, you’ll have no doubt guessed that for many years I’ve been a restless seeker. Trying to find answers to something I’m not very clear about. It’s an itch I can’t … Continue reading →

Blog Hop Anyone?

Do you write and have a blog? Are you looking to widen your connections, expand your horizons? Do you fancy being part of a blog hop? It involves posting a blog, on Monday 28th of April, to answer four questions … Continue reading →

Fire Starter 8

PAN stared in dismay at the screen. ‘Well, I dropped that particular ball rather spectacularly didn’t I?’ He and Shifty watched as fire fighters and police gawped down a huge sink hole into which a stunning stand of cedars had … Continue reading →