winking_tiger

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I have 128 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 71511 times and 48 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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Emma du Toit

I have been regularly writing poetry for the last twenty years. My work explores the grief of having to fit in when you don't belong. I am interested in minute interactions, the magic of the everyday, peripheries and otherness. In 2023, I completed an MA in Creative Writing which has helped me to get better at submitting writing rather than hoarding it shamefully in a folder on my laptop. 

My stories

Gold cherry

Taking Photos

I don’t have a photo of us In three years We managed just one And you kept that To give to your mother I took photos of you But you didn’t capture me...
Cherry

Sick Leave

You just need a rest To feel better soon Go back to bed In a quiet dark room Sleep and recharge Close your eyes and relax Take deep calming breaths...

Goddess

Sometimes I wake as a goddess Commanding storms with fistfuls of thunderbolts Sometimes a wild child Climbing trees to the stars Tethering galaxies...
Cherry

Pigeons

On the Travelodge roof 14 pigeons Bask in the gutters Queuing for the morning Close together, cooing Fluffing feathers gritted with mites I take a...

A Casual Fling

As long as no one gets too serious He types to me Devoid of emotion A wipe-clean relationship A friend with benefits Weekend sex A hangover spoon Is...

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