MJG

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I have 37 stories published in 0 collections on the site.
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A different view

By MJG on Fri, 06 Nov 2015

Eyes. The colours and stories they tell. You never forget them. Hadi’s wife, Azir, felt eyes really were windows of the soul. Hadi did not compute...
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blackberries

By MJG on Mon, 27 Apr 2015

The first sharp taste of blackberries you hold a palm-full; the juice runs through your fingers like blood still-green ferns are amber-tipped as cool...
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The nights before Christmas

By MJG on Tue, 09 Dec 2014

On the 12th day of Christmas Jenny decided not to send cards for the first time in 20 years. She ripped up the list and threw out her address book...
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Happy 200th Birthday Eve

By MJG on Thu, 08 May 2014

(thanks to Edward Hodges Bailey) For two centuries I’ve sat stark naked in all weathers peering into a fountain with thighs clamped and a hand...
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Mynydd Carningli (for TP's parents)

By MJG on Tue, 01 Apr 2014

Bent double to lace dusty walking boots. Unused a year, my hands yank familiar leather. Our son ready on the worn green sofa, when I catch your...
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