RICK HAYNES

THE WAITING GAME by Rick Haynes A Drabble Men, women and children were keeping their distance, yet an air of expectation wafted like soft clouds on a sunny day. Many were called but never returned and I hoped some of them had achieved their desires. To hell with covid-19, I said to myself as I wondered whether I would be lucky this time. Thinking about the future, I suddenly realised my name had been called. Following the girl into a comfy room, she smiled and announced my ap

Banana Pyjamas - A Drabble by Rick Haynes I found myself standing alongside the fruit and veg in the local supermarket. How did I arrive? Was I dreaming? Pinching my hands was completely pointless. I closed my eyes but nothing changed. Goosebumps appeared all over my body. I asked myself why supermarkets were so cold. I tried to put my hands in my pockets but couldn’t find them. I could see, but my senses were betraying me. I walked past the checkout and the alarm sounded. “

ANOTHER BITE ANOTHER PROBLEM by Rick Haynes The Human Story “Help! Help! Please help me.” The watchers on the beach could see a female desperately trying to shake something off her arm, and when they saw the large fish their screams were louder than the girl in the water. The nearest swimmer speedily arrived to assist the panic-stricken girl. “Get it off, please get it off.” Jasmin pointed to the two-foot nurse shark, and its teeth holding on to her arm. Slapping the shark, p