Picks of the Month
October
Identity
We resent crush, constant news of hatred and horrors
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- 1548 reads
The Cold Thesaurus
With political content and hoity-toity language.
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- 12 comments
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- 1451 reads
September
You Never Said
For someone I loved a long time ago, you know.
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- 30 comments
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- 3214 reads
August
His Bit of Fluff
'There's Dave with his bit of fluff,’ The four men all turned their heads towards the entrance, stared for a few seconds, made a few mocking grunts...
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- 1905 reads
July
Healing (for an old mate)
The ghostly feeling When something goes wrong That used to be right A spirit full of might Speaks to you in whispers Sometimes in sleep As it seeps...
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- 567 reads
The Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes
She’d almost broken her neck outside. Now she was tucked away in the corner, as far away as possible from the rest, stretching her legs. The dance...
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- 1027 reads
June
Goatie 9
Prison bent even young bodies like Harry the Hatchet into a slow shuffle. But everything was done double-paced with the jail-head on. Aching for...
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- 2368 reads
Jumping Trains
Jumping Trains They call this room, ‘The Pod’. Outside. It’s slatted, curved. A brown tortoise shell. Inside. I distribute Mirtazapine, Tramadol,...
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- 1371 reads
May
Alien Murmuration - Chapter 14 (1991)
Mum is screaming at me again. I cover my ears and lay my head on the table. “You can’t just block it all out! You have to live this life!” I don’t...
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- 1205 reads