Cherrypicked stories
Recover
Some people never recover. Still, it tugs at my heart and I remember the guilt of receiving his clumsy love letter.
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- 2984 reads
Dark Grey Arrow
It takes twenty four minutes for me to realise I am loved.
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- 748 reads
Resort
Everything solid here is on its way out. If you believe that, you'll see this picture I took of decaying arches as a recent history of waves that rust fat nails clean from wood.
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- 752 reads
Black Cross
wild red curly hair
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There is this sound
poem.
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- 1934 reads
Chapter One: Attempt Number One is Disappointing to say the least
One woman's quest to find the right father. 'Attempt Number One' is not too promising.
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- 2544 reads
Exchange
The fate a young boy is drastically affected when a policeman attempts to save the life of a crash victim.
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- 1346 reads
A day at the beach.
Competition entry.
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- 6402 reads
Stag Night
COMPETITION ENTRY
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- 5092 reads
Windows of Madness (part six)
Llewelyn takes us back to his 1970's adolescence, while Steven plods on at the unit. The quiet before the storm.
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- 1058 reads
In Blue
i watch you, spellbound by your razor-sharp laughter lines and long, skilled hands
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Charity, Direct Debits, The White Stripes
Is there anything worse than spotting a flock of charity clipboarders in the street, then ducking off to the side to avoid them, only to have one jump out from around the corner by H. Samuel?
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- 5128 reads
Eight Foot Blue
I'd known her for an hour, before Lily asked me to catch a shark.
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- 3833 reads
The Reunion
One mistake can change your life.
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- 1132 reads
Dancing with Gypsies
I love you to distraction, my words they tell you so, but not my actions. You are my goddess, my honeysuckle, the sweet breath of all my days, how to tell you I love you, so many, many ways.
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- 974 reads
Scarlet Spell
Red-headed delights
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Card
The card was gilded with after-thought we meant to send it, but - you know the dog the baby the crash our new garden your hair all prevented expediency. Regrets - we've had a few
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Luck, Rome, Strangers
I know a lot of people say if they didn’t have bad luck they wouldn’t have any luck at all, but I don’t even have that. My life is just a series of escalating unfortunate events.
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- 2146 reads
Offender
Competition entry. Dark stuff.
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- 2802 reads
Scent of a Bust
Sometimes being in the wrong place at the wrong time is the right place to be.
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- 2041 reads