Cherrypicked stories
Gladys Aylward and Tenzing
(about 1980) School Fete, fancy dress: Gladys Aylward and Tenzing. Tenzing frowns, suffering from the June heat I think, engulfed in his parka, and...
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A Prickly Pear's Lament
Creative Commons Share Alike – Attribution Daniel Schweich
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Faiseur de Chair
See when I think about it, my first experiences of big cities were an eye opener: supermarkets providing affordable food in London at an audition;...
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He Had Another Planet
He had another planet Off grid, hidden, far far Into carved pipes of his unrest Endless scraping exposed Him red raw against the air The ordinary...
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Lauren's Tale (2010)
From: l.auren666@btinternet.com To nikkibea@aol.com Hiya Nicks, just one of my random nonsense e-mails! How’s things with you, coolio? Are you still...
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Mistletoe
Orchard trees bare of their leaves … with these tangled green orbs we now see suspended dressing the winter skeletons; these squatter plants with …
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The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 6) (9)
Back at the flat, I checked my phone. No calls or messages. I gave Tinker her supper, then grabbed the can I'd opened earlier and not quite finished...
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The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 6) (8)
Down the hill, along the prom, onto the pier - eyes ahead like I was in a tunnel. I made my way up through the cabins, where a few stragglers were...
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The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 6) (7)
When we dropped mum off and saw her indoors, Rod offered to give me a lift back. "Thanks, but I think I'll walk. It's a nice afternoon. I feel like...
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Conversation of a Tree
I have never dreamt I was a tree which doesn't mean no tree has ever dreamed that it was me And I've been asked if I was what tree would I be a...
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A Day Out at Walberswick
I found this old photo....
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don't die (inside)
don’t die (inside) don’t – be fooled into drinking that flat white
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Precious Nature
Think within myself awaken creations eyes capture springs message... energy of colour as harmony blossoms savour blooms before petals scatter, enrich...
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The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 6) (6)
I should have thought about it more. I realised as soon as I saw mum's reaction. It was a mistake. It caught her out. It was all too much. All those...
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The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 6) (5)
Karen fished in her bag and brought out an envelope. Natalie beat her too it, though, with one from her jacket pocket. Natalie's was one of those...
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Angel 40 (earrings)
Her shoulders dipped and she sighed, staring down at the table. ‘I’ve got to listen to most of the girls in here talking non-stop about what they’re...
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The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 6) (4)
"Have what you like," mum said. "I don't care what it costs, because I'm paying." "No you're not, mum," said Karen. "It's your birthday." " No...
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The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 6) (3)
The pub wasn't too crowded, which was good. Our table was in a quiet corner bay. Karen and Natalie led mum over to it while Rod and I went to the bar...
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Scoop
Off the record, (An old short story of which I was reminded by a comment from Graham Fewell)
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Modern Love
Just throwing a summary up here because there are maybe what some perceive to be "bad" words near the beginning. :) Also, I got it to indent or tab in just fine on my word processor when moree than one line was required for the dialogue, but it's not doing it so well when moved here.
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