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The sound time makes

Aug 24, 2015By Elsie Mellor

He first saw her behind a slanted chair, on an afternoon when the wind blew the trees so violently he thought the world was ending. She had spilt boiling water from a small emerald teapot over the café table. HavingRead more…

Aug 24, 2015Elsie Mellor 0 Comments

Eight weeks

May 14, 2015By Elsie Mellor

She didn’t think doctors could have such rough hands. It is like he has run them across the pavement over and over again. When he touches her, she feels like she is being polished, can see the fibres of herRead more…

May 14, 2015Elsie Mellor 0 Comments

Shoreline

Mar 9, 2015By Elsie Mellor

On her forehead are the infinite constellations of her freckles. Time dissolves in the mapping of their shapes. He traces their outlines with callused fingers, his bright eyes wandering lost across the surface of her skin. A winter wind whipsRead more…

Mar 9, 2015Elsie Mellor 0 Comments

When you come back

Jan 16, 2015By Elsie Mellor

Ten years ago we watched the violent pink light of a rocket disappear into a crimson sky from the creaky porch of our parents’ home. We knew then that you’d be leaving us soon. That the blazing trail of aRead more…

Jan 16, 2015Elsie Mellor 0 Comments
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