Picks of the Month
February
A series of horses decreasing in size
My parents had at least three children it’s difficult to put a final number on it one of them was me the others were not My childhood was punctuated...
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- 3191 reads
Goose-Stepping Down Main Street
I’m too old to start goose stepping. Duck walks I can handle—my declining years having given me no choice. But it should make it easier to duck...
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- 4842 reads
January
An owl, a pussycat
Deep in the rich woods
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- 2513 reads
December
Shower song
Is that you, whispering in the walls again?
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- 2847 reads
Planet Secret Santa
‘Well I know who this is from because it’s not wrapped up!’ ‘Oh, looks posh,’ said Mercury, ‘what exactly is that?’ ‘It’s face powder,’ said Mars. ‘...
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- 4041 reads
November
Cricks Crocodile
I closed the front door very slowly, quietly and scurried towards my car, holding my scarf up over my mouth, my throbbing lower lip. I could taste...
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- 5365 reads
The Bus Stop (IP)
At Tottenham’s stop in the bright midday sun, Two old dames wait, and the bus hasn't come. One shakes her cane, her patience near snapped, Mutters "...
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- 1989 reads
October
Tom Tom Turnaround (5) (ii)
It was a hard decision. But a month later saw her sailing out of Liverpool on the Royal George with everything she owned in the world crammed into a...
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- 1984 reads
Prospecting
Removed for submission
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- 9 comments
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- 2403 reads
September
Undertow
Removed for submission
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- 3048 reads