Cherrypicked stories

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AFTER MADNESS - CH 1 : 6 - I Don't Like Crowds.

I looked up my psuedo family today on Facebook. They were ALL there! Margaret is alive still. She must be 79 years old. John is alive too - her 2nd husband, and both my "sisters" and their kids!
Cherry

Dark Star

Dark Star The self imploding stature Of unnecessary rage Will only present itself at night Meaning most of us won’t see it Until after the smoke Amongst the foreign bodies
Cherry

Daguerreotype

home...
Cherry

November 6th

I sit waiting in the park at dusk And the spotlight is on me now. Darkness pools around, around the edges Leaving a hollow chasm of light at my feet Palms upturned I stand, rooted in concrete
Cherry

Swing

It was the rattling blind and the cold sprinkle of water on his arm that disturbed him. The window must've come unhooked. He smelt her warmth and rolled over to touch her but she wasn't there.
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Touch

Yes, I let him touch me. No, I’m not proud. It’s strange, like I was numb. I never felt a thing. That’s not to say he was, like, small or anything.
Gold cherry

The Truth Tree

Jim discovers the whole truth about everything. But will you?
Cherry

Knicker Bomber Glory?

Likely to offend...
Cherry

Reflections

smoke and mirrors...
Cherry

Monstrous Offspring

She lies like a stone, clutching her arms to her chest and covering freshly weeping wounds.
Cherry

Smurfette's Tragedy

A hen amongst cocks I am. It’s not my fault but it’s become my burden; the only woman left to bear children to beasts.
Cherry

Dance On Fire - Chapter 02

‘I’ve heard so many stories about how Transmission started,’ Suzy said. ‘Which one of them is the truth?’
Cherry

Up mountains

Thirty-two years old and still capable of spontaneity.
Cherry

Love in a time of apocalypse

I will always remember our last moments: memories literally burned into what’s left of my mind.
Cherry

Final Chapter: The Beauty of Parenthood or How You Should Be Careful What You Wish For

Kate gets first hand experience of parenthood. And quickly realises that life without babies can be fun. And there's still time for all that anyway.
Cherry

Full-Frontal Accountancy

"Are those really your spatulas, uncle?" He nodded, slowly.
Cherry

Smacznego

PROMPT "... Poles use 'Smacznego!' (which means Bon Appetit!) at every available opportunity - you pronounce it 'smatch-neigh-go'."

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