Picks of the Month

March

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Poem of the week
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the frog pond at equinox

the frog pool at equinox a pool, of deep brown velour, sumptuous folds catch clouds in reverse, a wish of sunlight tucked in at the bottom then...
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Gold cherry
Story of the week
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Goatie

MIASMA. That’s the word I was trying to remember. It’s all a bit stupid. It doesn’t really exist in the same way it did then as an invasive force. But you’ve still got the hangover of the word hanging like a bad smell.
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February

Gold cherry
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The Lion's Mouth - Part 1

Venice in the 14th century was a hotbed of conspiracies and intrigues. The secret police had placed lion- shaped letter boxes on the walls of the city so that citizens could inform on one another if they believed treachery was being committed.
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January

Gold cherry
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PROFILE

Frank and I were introduced at a party in Argentina, where we both had been living for some months. He was English and I was Canadian, but we were...
Gold cherry
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She said her name was Winter

After the party, I marked her Just as the colours drained In her gelid crystal necklace Blowing out the lights And hushing the wild creatures She was...

December

Gold cherry
Story of the week
Pick of the Month

The Flat on Ashburn Hill

Another ghost story
Gold cherry
Poem of the week
Pick of the Month

Barley Ghosts

Something stalks where no man ever whispered, twisted the stem after harvest here, where land has always been arable. Reaping, ploughing, sewing...

November

Gold cherry
Poem of the week
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The Woman on the Other Side of the Screen

I wish I didn't have occasion to write this. It is a companion piece to "The Man on the Other End of the Phone" Image is a screenshot
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October

Gold cherry
Story of the week
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A Real Doctor

‘Oh, give over, you’re not even a real doctor!’ Dr Oetker was in a very dark place and had been for a number of days. The sale of sprinkles had...
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Gold cherry
Poem of the week
Pick of the Month

Centre of its own Universe

Smol Doodle whimsy
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