Picks of the Month
June
Today birdsong is turned up loud
Today birdsong is turned up loud and yes I walk with clover at my feet and curtains of fine rain coming in on a westerly that makes the boat cables...
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- 611 reads
Daddio and Beyond
DADDIO When I was a pre-school child I played with miniature plastic cowboys and Indians. My parents referred to them as “characters”. I liked ‘em...
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- 380 reads
May
The Green and White Dress
“Make me a dress for the upcoming gala.” This is Lady Mirithmae. She comes sweeping into my shop, with her gossamer train swishing behind her, her...
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- 532 reads
My Neighbour the Alcoholic
My neighbour, the alcoholic Knows everything but remembers little She eats good food, pickles it herself She won’t let anyone see inside Privacy...
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- 570 reads
April
The List
My mother died as she lived. In Marks and Spencer's Food Hall.
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- 1609 reads
Spin Cycle
The washing machine spins in the next room, its crescendo wraps its tentacles around my chest, its heightening pitch causes me to hold my breath...
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- 438 reads
March
My Mother And I Agree On Something
I lost my Mum last month. She was a funny and wise woman, and I wrote this last year after a conversation during which, for once, we really did agree on something.
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- 936 reads
Grimms49
Tony shares a room at the top of the stairs with Bruno. ‘He’s a bed-wetter,’ whispers Julie. ‘We may get him up during the night to take him to the...
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- 805 reads
February
The Man on the Other End of the Phone
For my dad...
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- 1560 reads
Flare
The headlights picked out individual snowflakes, quivering cotton drops spliced from the gauzy storm and suspended in their yellow orbs. 'You have to...
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- 1637 reads