Sometimes ... God answers our prayers in the way our parents do who reply to the pleas of their children with "Not just now" or "I'll have to think about that for a little while."

Elaborate burial customs are a sure sign of decadence.

Let go of the pain. But never forget the past lessons.

Thin lips trace bold lines across my skin with a single, lingering kiss.

Being a husband or a wife, is already a huge responsibility to shoulder, without adding in the expectations.

My name is Catbug. What’s yours?

Printer's ink is the great apostle of progress, whose pulpit is the press.

I grew up racing off-road trucks. They were on road courses with jumps. I made a name for myself in that style of racing.

I was so keen to get back to sea. I was rattled.

Wherever a man lives, he may live well.

He is a friend indeed who proves himself a friend in need.