Author: aswistfulis

Symbol Of Appreciation We find John sat at his desk, surrounded by stacks of papers, hastily scribbling away in a battered notebook. Pen scratching as he writes. He hears a shout from down the hall,  "Jooohnnn, Jooohhnnnn"  He slumped back in his chair and let out a large sigh. He pushed his glasses onto his… Continue reading The Pineapple →

Symbol Of Modesty The clock chimed four times, 4 pm, the fire was burning low and the sun was far along its decent for the evening. Elizabeth lay her bookmark delicately over the page of her book and closed it, setting it aside on the table next to her arm chair. She stoked the fire… Continue reading The Okapi →

Symbol Of Resourcefulness Haido sipped from his tea cup; a tea cup steeped in age, older than his eldest child, Hanna, he sipped his tea. The tea cup had been a gift from his mother in law, one piece making up a set of two, a set of two gifted as an engagement present. Each… Continue reading The Stone Pine →

Symbol Of The Dignity Of The Bourgeois Life To live a life of luxury and decadence, Mrs. Jane Poulter had married the man of her dreams. Jane’s dreams were not of a loving a dutiful husband, definitely no Prince Charming, her husband was a cold and distant man, but of course, this was of little… Continue reading The Ant Colony →