August 2023 – Dr Rod’s Odd Blog (almondemotion)

King’s Cave

Moment, step by step

You pass unnoticed,

Into the other world…

I was running through Berlin. I wasn’t being chased. It was for fitness. ‘Kosher’ the word in Hebrew. Funny. An image of war flickered through my mind. 1940, Jew, pursued by Nazis. I couldn’t get it out of my head. I looked for somewhere to hide. Graffiti on the walls. The Reich wouldn’t stand forContinue reading “Running in Berlin”

Dead seal on the beach at Blackwaterfoot

The dead seal, in a shallow grave, Just beyond the tideline. Its putrefaction had reached such a level That the thin covering of pebbles, shingle and stones Cannot contain the foetor. Maisie, my dog detected the smell. The taste is irresistible. The flavour I cannot imagine. A few scratches, Nudges with her nose And blubberyContinue reading “Dead seal on the beach at Blackwaterfoot”

Summertime Coprophagia

Ewan Macpherson was last to arrive that morning. Something wasn’t right. ~ Why does he look so bad? Has he been at the drink again? He’s eating dog shite. Eh? Shite, keich of the dog. Why does he do that? One day, he was watching his dog Fiona, she was eating shite, he looked atContinue reading “Summertime Coprophagia”