Picks of the Month

October

The Matrix Problem

By The Other Terrence Oblong on Sat, 22 Oct 2016

One morning, I was woken early by a hammering on my back door. I quickly dressed and rushed downstairs, to find Alun in an excitable state. “What’s...

Miscellaneous

Story

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Branwell Clinic

By seashore on Sat, 15 Oct 2016

As I'm finding it difficult to write at the moment, I will continue to let my daughter Julia (Overthetop1) live on through her own writing, until I am ready. Coral Jane (seashore).

Autobiography

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September

trifecta

By maggyvaneijk on Mon, 26 Sep 2016

1. The last man I loved made me a dream catcher of dental floss and blonde hair. This is him, the last of him. We’re driving through a phlegmy drag...

Love

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Lakehouse

By Stephen Thom on Wed, 21 Sep 2016

The headings are a nod to Iris Murdoch's 'The Sea, The Sea', a wonderful book :)

Story

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August

Sticks

By Stephen Thom on Wed, 24 Aug 2016

'There was a grove, dark with holm-oaks, below the Aventine, at sight of which you would say: ‘There’s a god within'. The centre was grassy, and...

Story

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July

Birthday phone call

By Yume1254 on Mon, 18 Jul 2016

‘Hello stranger’ dad says, his chuckle dry and good-natured, the laugh of an overgrown kid. I’m sitting on a bench along the Southbank with my back...

Eriksay

By love_writing on Tue, 05 Jul 2016

I wished to write ‘An ode to you’ – no, too thoughtless too common those words never reached the screen and I wonder if they reached you as I tried...

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