Stringybark Just for Fun 100 words using Patron, Meekly, Damp, Ecstasy The armholes of her nightie are damp as she leans over …
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Naledi
Mama say to come here. To escape Tall Ones. Mama say Daga knows Tall Ones’ hearts. Daga wise , Mama say. Daga …
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Grimm Tales
The train stalls; she feels her pocket for her passport and ticket, hugs her knees. Dirty snow speckles the thick window. She …
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Daisy Chain
“Oh, Mrs G, that’s lovely that is. You’re so clever.” The young woman in her navy polo says as she arches her …
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The Pool
Upturned leaves glide in. Their umber-clad skeletons disrupt the dance of sun on water, then cast shadows on the tiles below. …
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Chasing youth
They say that youth is wasted on the young. I think there’s certainly some truth to it. But it’s also a little …
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Katrina
It was the first time she’d been here since Helen had been reported missing. By rights she should have been at home …
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Good Grief
Lisa sips at her zero-alcohol beer and stares at splashes of red and white as they wrestle over the sponsor-encrusted grass like …
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Throgmorton’s Real Life Railways
The sign above the carpark entrance declares ‘Throgmorton’s Real Life Railways’, underlined by a set of railway tracks. A locomotive steams its …
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Sickness Falling
She’s exhausted. She wants to go back to the beginning, but she’s lost, lost. Too many people on the streets; cars …