The Sweet Passing of Time

By Jason Cosnett

‘She looked back out at the ocean. “Things will never be the same again”, she said again. I didn’t say anything; I just let her have her moment to reflect, and I understood what she was trying to say. We’d heard all the stories from France, and how they’d capitulated. And England was probably next.’ He turned to his daughter and shrugged. ‘It’s easy in hindsight to say that it was never going to happen, but at the time it was the unknown. And for us here on Jersey, invasion was a mere formality. We just didn’t know what it meant for us, whether we would be allowed to continue to live out our lives here or be sent to mainland Europe somewhere and be...’ his voice trailed. ‘Well, thrust into the great unknown.’

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jason Cosnett
• Release date: Apr 8, 2020
• ISBN: 9780463991435

Jason Cosnett

There's a guy in the place who's got a bittersweet faceAnd he goes by the name of Ebeneezer GoodeHis friends call him 'Ezeer and he is the main geezerAnd he'll vibe up the place like no other man couldHe's refined, sublime, he makes you feel fineThough very much maligned and misunderstood

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"The One"

‘Is that all you’re going to have? A cup of tea?’

‘I’m fine, dad.’

‘Yes, but it’s just a cup of tea. Aren’t you hungry?’

‘I’m fine, dad. Honest, I am. A cup of tea is all I want right now.’

‘But that’s not going to fill you up, is it? What was the point of coming here if all you’re going to have is a cup of tea? Seems a bit pointless really.’

‘Maybe later, dad.’

The old man mumbled under his breath and glanced down at his own half empty cup. ‘Well, I’m starting to get a bit peckish at any rate. Wouldn’t mind ordering something from the specials.’ He looked up to the window where they were sitting. He thought he could hear the waves rolling onto the shore one after the other and squinted through the panes of glass. ‘But I’m