Miscellaneous

Chapter 1: Black holes

First day of Montessori One of David’s first memories was from when he was three years old. His mother handed him a very snazzy tracksuit. It was...
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Stay

The dog came back without the boy. She came up the road we never take. The fence-line dogs did not bark for her. They have always known her. Her...
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Tell

I promise to write him letters. I promise to write letters that use distinctive quotes from literature. I promise to use footnotes to firmly embed...
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The Way We Were: Another Brick in the Wall, December 1979

Mr Evans hated me. Mr Evans was the D eputy H eadmaster, but also our M aths teacher, and much to his dismay I was the best at maths in my year,...
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The Way We Were: House of Fun, May 1982

Goran’s house was perfectly located, it was on the edge of the Old Court estate where half of us lived, and just a playing field away from the...
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The Way We Were: Abba-esque EP, June 1992

I like blondes. Agnetha From Abba, for example, or Yvonne, from my philosophy tutorial group. I’d liked her all year, but it’s difficult to chat...

Ghosts

I remember the jumps of Evel Kneaval. And there was once a cheese with a living weevil. Never a week without receiving a tearful ear full. And...

The Apple

Hanging on the oldest tree, The wind-tossed apple, Nice with Brie. So big and green, the juicy treat, I saw myself in its cheek. On biting through...
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The Less Miserables Lose a Friend (3)

Christmas Day, Wesley stayed at Dusty's house. He didn't want to at first. Had tried to leave that morning, mumbling something about not wanting to...