Experimental Short Fiction - An 11.59 Publication, Birmingham




From The Mercy Path (2020)

Text: Steve Coel / An 11.59 Publication

Experimental short fiction in poetry form...

No Paths (2026) - Hollow Buildings


DFP - Steve Coel


Hollow Buildings

Here -

Where...hollow buildings shadow painted moment..
Where...dull flowers pilfer hedgerow litter..
Where...warehouse beams trap steel smile and welded arm..
Where...daily trauma functions alongside passing rumour..
Where...lost faces merge with condemned brick..
is the place language comes to die.





Arbrofion - 8/26




No Paths (2026) - Hidden Rumour


DFP - Steve Coel


Hidden Rumour

Here -

Where...spirited cloth tightly holds hidden defence..
 
Where...painted step reveals rusted night-time dancing..

Where...burnt time walking becomes wall shy and forced..

Where...open doors disperse rumour of stolen memory..

Where...expensive remarks are fake..

is the place language comes to die.




No Paths (2026) - Hedged Whisper


DFP (2026) - Steve Coel


Hedged Whisper

Here -

Where...misled concrete steps shape movement towards shattered corner stall..

Where...brittle smiles are forced reminders of drafted opportunity..

Where...roomed time is measured through medication and juiced meal..

Where...coated weather is blossomed and publicly stooped by hedged symphony..

Where...trip wire walking elevates cloudy watered decision..

is the place language comes to die.