Elle Thompson : Writing

music and poetry

music and poetry

A Chapter by Elle Thompson


The sound of the music leaked out the windows and as I came up the driveway I could just make out the lyrics. When I stepped inside, Olivia was laying..
Chapter 13

Chapter 13

A Chapter by Elle Thompson


One slow day at the garage, Roger pulled me aside. “Can I talk to you for a minute, Jim?”I wiped the grease off my hands, nodded. I was al..
Blood and Water

Blood and Water

A Chapter by Elle Thompson


Today is Olivia’s birthday. I took her out for tai food and when we got home she let her birthday dress drop to the floor and we had the kind of..
Chapter 15

Chapter 15

A Chapter by Elle Thompson


Somewhere along the way we sunk into this comfortable, domestic routine. We kiss, clean, fight, cook and f**k, together, just like any married couple ..
Chapter 16

Chapter 16

A Chapter by Elle Thompson


A few more months passed, snow started to fly. People hit each other in icy intersections and the shop got lots of business. Olivia started to shiver ..
Jimmy

Jimmy

A Book by Elle Thompson


This is a story about a man named Jimmy who digs his own grave, then some other stuff happens.
My Life is a Rerun

My Life is a Rerun

A Poem by Elle Thompson


This is an autobiographic piece about the last two months of my life. This piece focusses on the peculiar ability to warp time that your television ha..
Kids

Kids

A Poem by Elle Thompson


This is about growing up, and also about my favorite band breaking up.
Sam: chapter1

Sam: chapter1

A Chapter by Elle Thompson


I don’t usually remember my dreams; I don’t usually remember much of anything. I am thirty-two years old and I can recall only a handful o..
Sam: chapter2

Sam: chapter2

A Chapter by Elle Thompson


Stephano’s was a coffee shop built out of a night club which went out of business in 1993. Stephano got the building for cheap and fixed it up w..