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She Smiles for the First Time

The bar is sepia but satellite brings a slice of real life as two supporters wait for kick-off and organise drinks. They have a young girl with them who fidgets until she spills her cola. When the barman brings her … Continue reading

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They showed her how to eat wood

Susan is crushed after years of coming home to her boyfriend’s crying. Her emotions feel like glass. She has a job that abuses rather than nurtures, her employer doesn’t want to invest in people, he wants a battery. As she … Continue reading

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To crackle with the ice-poles

George couldn’t stand the heat, he took a shower and by the time he’d found the towel he was hot again. He ate ice cubes but it didn’t help so he climbed in with the frozen veg. Once he’d worked … Continue reading

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Error Flag

Writing has installed a debug routine in my operating system: E1601  plot implausibility E1602  flagrant grammatical disregard E1738  structure defect E1740  paper thin character development E6700  runtime error I click cancel and ignore it. – Benjamin F Jones (From the … Continue reading

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Light Picks Out Detail

My hair is greying and my skin pulls up into powder light dunes. My arms are sprayed onto my torso, white brushed with sodium brick and chain link rejection, where I crawl face down on the carpet like a pork-chop … Continue reading

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