Cherrypicked stories
The Power of One
Inspired by ruba'iyat. Written for OU CW final assessment.
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- 984 reads
Deal of a Lifetime.
C'mon sign...
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- 3 comments
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- 1818 reads
The Envy Of Sisyphus
edited (again)
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- 10 comments
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- 7858 reads
Pigeon Toes and Duckfeet
Competition Entry
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- 2291 reads
Mum
This is kind of like a blog i wrote to get things off my chest.
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In The Quiet Of The Night
In the quiet of the night, The great beauty of the constellations Can be seen by half the world, Yet they go unnoticed by this pack of drunkards. The cider seems to wipe the conscience clean,
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- 1035 reads
A Red Dress and A Park Bench
Competition Entry
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- 9985 reads
Dissertation notes – Supervision 1
You tell me about blue whales And how their hearts Are as big as a small car
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Not For Later
It was a Tuesday and the lazy afternoon threatened to melt everything meltable under the sun.
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Impressions of South Korea: Conversations, Thoughts, Etc.
These conversations between my relatives and I have been pruned and restructured. These conversations are paraphrased.
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Impressions of South Korea: Work Ethic 5
The hairstylists in our salons love the floor. I tell them my father-in-law and I spent 5 to 6 hours cleaning it. They keep on looking at it. The keep on smiling at me.
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Me, and Her with the Piercings
(edit) ...we didn’t want the night to end... to slip through our fingers like a dream –
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Because He Was A King
twenty years on ...
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Here's A Thing.
Here's a thing- When you are lying backwards Your stomach dimples And each curve Looks like a tiny sink. Since we met I've never picked so much My finger is always
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Sitting Pretty
Competition Entry
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Exiles on Main street.
A review of Robert Greenfield's book.
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Phoning Home
He was in the garden – digging, according to her, and I could picture him...
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Promises
Sliding doors suck open and deliver us into the car park. The tarmac is oily and slick with rain. Suddenly unsteady, I lean my face against the cool of his leather jacket.
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- 1951 reads
Luminous (by Jennifer Pickup)
Competition Entry
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- 5751 reads