Illustration Friday: Voices -

"Voices"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

- accepted at Espresso Stories -

..."The makers mark, scrawled across a boxcar, voices social discontent to an audience of weeds. Neither benefits notice more than that assigned to an annoyance."...

Illustration Friday: Pretend -

"Pretend"
digital collage by Mick Mather
- submitted to Espresso Stories -

"...like scores of men before him, he pretended that his affections were not imprisoned by the bawds and cheats beyond that dark postern..."