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Alabaster Conjugal 3.
I wrapped the alabaster version of Marnie in a black bin liner, lifted her over my shoulder, and put her in the boot of my car. It was past midnight and when I looked at the sky I was relieved to see that the moon didn’t think any less of me.
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Goodnight, Elvis
Auntie Martha didn’t want me in her place from the get-go.
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Nor There
Dreaming about mum. Walking along a country lane. We saw plump birds appear from the tall grass and scuttle across the road. They had brown feathers, speckled black, and jade green necks. I asked mum why they didn’t fly. “They’re pheasants,” she said. “You eat them.”
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Weightless v2
The lack of a body bothered me at first. I’d get upset about my weightlessness. Like all bouts of depression, it passed. Stuck in a cell, I started to recognise that it was dumb of me to miss my teeth, hair and eyes, to cry for my skin, arms and legs.
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Pie Chart Man
Pie Charts have been with me from the very beginning. When my father held me up as a baby, I tinkled in his face and this single act generated a bubbly 17% wedge of happiness.
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A skilful reflection on
Posted on Wed, 25 Oct 2023
A skilful reflection on disturbing times.This is our Pick of the Day -- please do share on Social.
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Enjoyed this, Rhiannon. I've
Posted on Tue, 03 Oct 2023
Enjoyed this, Rhiannon. I've managed to keep two flower boxes alive this summer, which is a personal achievement in my world.
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Posted on Mon, 14 Aug 2023
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I was thinking about this on
Posted on Tue, 01 Aug 2023
I was thinking about this on my run this morning. Will read it over and message later. I don't think it needs much, just an extra piece of structure / link but obviously the challenge is it needs to be subtle. I like these types of writing...
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I enjoyed this. Really hard
Posted on Tue, 01 Aug 2023
I enjoyed this. Really hard to write a story when it's just a character in a room. Not sure if it's relevant, but this reminded me of Sapper Morton in Bladerunner 2049, living alone in the wilderness on his protein farm, or the last scene in...
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Nicely done, Jenny. Enjoyed
Posted on Wed, 26 Jul 2023
Nicely done, Jenny. Enjoyed this.
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This is so vivid and laced
Posted on Fri, 21 Jul 2023
This is so vivid and laced with perfect details, my favourite being the bricks and tyre to stop the car rolling. When I was in Bulgaria, I saw someone had tried to fill in a giant pot hole in the road by placing an old tyre in it.
Great...
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I reckon you'll be surprised
Posted on Mon, 17 Jul 2023
I reckon you'll be surprised when you read it back. The blend of realism and occult is really powerful. It's funny too. Happy to have a read through when you finish.
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Enjoyable read. Thanks for
Posted on Mon, 17 Jul 2023
Enjoyable read. Thanks for posting.
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Posted on Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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