Caroline stepped off the greyhound bus and onto the dusty red earth. She threw her backpack onto the ground and watched a …
A blur of blue and white light. Voices. Electronic beeps. Geoffrey’s head pounded. He moved his arm. His limbs were lead. It …
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Blue
Written by Rob Wilcher
It was when Albert backed the car into the driveway and turned off the engine that he got stuck. It wasn’t the …
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Then Tiny Stirred
Written by Rob Wilcher
There was grumbling at the station The news had reached the men That their favourite cook, Asian Jack, had received the DCM. …
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Where Things Are Hollow
Written by Amanda Hemmings
‘What you get is no tomorrow’ David Bowie, Fame After her best friend was killed in the Paris restaurant by ISIL …
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Back in her private chambers it took a long time for Lysandra’s tears to stop flowing. Sitting on the end of the …
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Impotence beats a steady drum at her temples as Beth retreats to the sanctity of her privacy pod. Her small lithe fingers …
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Who is that?
Written by Tracie McMahon
This piece is an 800 words piece for a spoken voice competition: Entanglement – Voices of Women. https://voiceswomen.com/entanglement/. It was written in …
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Arrival – 100 words
Written by Rob Wilcher
When we stop, blind bodies collapse in a mound of sick, sweat and BO. I scramble to breathe. Someone kicks me. Yusef …
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Lysandra’s right foot came out of her sandal as she took the bend at pace. A troop of Roman soldiers marching in …
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