BlogHide Resteemsmeesterboom (78)in photography • 5 years agoThe Monkey's PawAn entry into a photo competition I once entered. Inspired by the amazing short story The Monkey's Paw The Monkey's Paw" is a supernatural short story by author W. W. Jacobs first published in…meesterboom (78)in life • 5 years agoEager Zero #1The good lady whacked some toast down on a plate in front of me. I looked up and momentarily flinched from her hawk-like face. Thanks honey. I made out as if I wasn't mildly terrified of her…meesterboom (78)in photography • 5 years agoPlaying in the ShadowsSometimes, of an evening, I can't resist getting my instrument out and giving it a right old bash. This guitar is one of my favorites, cat paw prints on the fretboard and a beautiful tiger stripe…meesterboom (78)in life • 5 years agoThe 8th Floor #4 - Finale!The good lady and I stared in abject horror at the ringing coming from the corner of the lounge. It sounded exactly like a house phone but our house phone never rang? I ventured forward, the good…meesterboom (78)in poetry • 5 years agoEmbers: a poem for the times in which we liveThere was darkness, and then a light. They never told, When the light guttered and died. We live in the embers now Blinded by dying smoke Of an extinguished flamemeesterboom (78)in life • 5 years agoThe 8th Floor #3Carlate clipped toward me in her impossibly high heels like an elegantly lipsticked giraffe. She stopped at my desk. I looked up with a narrowed eye and an expression that spoke of dark rooms and…meesterboom (78)in life • 5 years agoThe 8th Floor #2OW!!! I raised my head gingerly up from the floor and looked back to see what had caused me to fall. Behind me Sad-Arse sniggered impolitely. Oh yeah, mind the step. They all fall down it…meesterboom (78)in life • 5 years agoThe 8th Floor #1Outside, a cat meowed angrily. Inside, I gazed at my lady love with an equal measure of fondness and regret. I wish I didn't have to go babycheeks but this case won't crack itself. The good…meesterboom (78)in life • 5 years agoProject Cirrus #3 - End GameI scampered toward the entrance of the lane like a demented thing on steroids. This bloody smoking vaping man was gonna hear me and no mistake. I rounded the corner and shouted. Right you…meesterboom (78)in life • 5 years agoProject Cirrus 2My time in the dungeon was over. The case of the Shadow I.T was closed. Now I was returning to the fold, a few more scars and more determined than ever to root out injustice in the murky underworld…meesterboom (78)in life • 5 years agoProject Cirrus #1I had been trapped in my basement dungeon of an office for two weeks now on the Shadow I.T. project with my colleagues, Kipper and Sad-Arse. I had made some subtle enquiries about Project…meesterboom (78)in life • 5 years agoShadow I.T. #5 - The FinalePreviously The case that had led me a merry dance from masturbating men in subterranean toilets to joint-rolling janitors on rooftops appeared to be coming to an end as El Jefe led me to the…meesterboom (78)in life • 5 years agoShadow I.T. #4The day of the meeting had arrived. I straightened my fedora in the mirror. The good lady pressed herself wantonly against me, like a jam-smeared pheasant. It's today isn't it? She breathed.…meesterboom (78)in life • 5 years agoShadow I.T. #3I was still on the trail of the Shadow I.T. It had been an even rougher week than the last. I kept asking questions and following up leads but my face was starting to hurt from the doors that had…meesterboom (78)in life • 5 years agoShadow I.T #2I was on the trail of the mysterious Shadow IT. For days now I had been pursuing leads and asking questions about this thing I had stumbled upon last week. People clammed up when I asked…meesterboom (78)in life • 5 years agoShadow I.T. #1A most curious thing happened today whilst I was in a meeting. I had a coffee in my hand, making sure I was jacked on caffeine so that I wouldn't fall asleep and was listening to the usual mumbo…meesterboom (78)in life • 5 years agoFacility 6Did you steal my bloody phone charger? My outrage knew no bounds. Next to dating your best friends ex there were few things more sacrosanct than messing with a man's phone charger. The old…meesterboom (78)in life • 5 years agoFacility 5Slowly, my back hugging the wall, I slipped down the stairwell to the basement taking care to leave no trace of my passing like the noblest of ghost shits. Harthur had let slip that there…meesterboom (78)in life • 5 years agoFacility 4I peered over my shoulder at the strange, dry rustling noise coming from the Good Lady. I wondered if her nethers had crusted over. Perhaps I should see if I could find that toffee hammer we had.…meesterboom (78)in life • 5 years agoFacilities 3I threw open the door of the server room and raced in, scanning the ceiling for signs that the spill upstairs was leaking through. There was nothing. I breathed out in relief, my shoulders…