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Monday, 17 June 2019

Write-In 2019: 'But We Still Have Seasons' by Marissa Hoffmann

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All the seasons remain but there’s no yesterday, or the day before and maybe no tomorrow. We share today. That’s what we have. When I wake, ...

Write-In 2019: 'Jesus said that he would explain everything.' by Al Moore

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JESUS SAID THAT HE WOULD explain everything. I haven't got long, I said, but go ahead. I couldn't help myself  interrupting him befo...

Write-In 2019: 'Call me, Mum x' by Julie FitzGerald

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I watch his WhatsApp. Last seen yesterday at 06:20; no answer, calls unreturned, no text reply. Eighteen hours, a son in incognito mo...

Write-In 2019: 'Ice' by Stella Turner

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Frost hanging off long eye lashes. Scarf wrapped around frozen ears dulling the sound of the whipping wind, nose running, rivulets washing o...

Write-In 2019: 'Things Might Be Different' by Michelle Christophorou

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As with every morning lately, John wakes up crying. He can’t say why. Helen slumbers beside him, soft and flannelly with middle-age (long go...

Write-In 2019: 'Half a Tank' by Sarah Mosedale

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Are we nearly there? That little voice floating up behind her. A balloon whose trailing string, razor-edged with optimism, slashes ...
Sunday, 16 June 2019

Write-In 2019: 'The Keepers' by Maxine Davies

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They never stay for long. There’s just me and wor Tessa now. Yi can see ‘em from the top of wa lighthoose, pickin’ tha way through the narro...

Write-In 2019: 'Personal services.' by Grace Palmer

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‘You’ve only got one Mum.’ I slammed the door in his face, rage powering my footsteps, leaving behind the smell of carrots, ancient wee an...

Write-In 2019: 'Silence' by Abi Hennig

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Hush now and listen. In the beginning there were monsters and the monsters were fine. They talked to her and played together and laughed whe...

Write-In 2019: 'Maybe I’d Better Write That Down' by Kymm Coveney

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What did I say? … What I said was … That’s not what I meant. … You thought I said what? … Why would I say that? Obvious...

Write-In 2019: 'I wish the soil were undisturbed' by Elaine McKay

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I wish the soil were undisturbed. I wish the shovel were in the shed. I wish I could walk up the hill, undrive the van. Be in the kitchen...

Write-In 2019: 'Imagine' by Voima Oy

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Can you imagine a future where we're not together? he said once. They were living under the bridge, sound of traffic rushing by overhe...
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Write-In 2019: 'Death goes on strike ' by Mary Sheehan

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Death picked up his scythe and went to work. Only he was fed up with the ingratitude. The way people reacted, you’d swear they were entitled...
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Write-In 2019: 'A Waltz' by Julia Calventus Coveney

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A girl sits down to eat at an empty dining table. She peppers her meal and strips a napkin from its container. The girl looks down at her pl...
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Write-In 2019: 'The perks of blaming the summer sun' by Mileva Anastasiadou

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It wasn’t me. It was the heat. The trip had been his idea. Once we arrived, I knew I belonged there: to an endless, lazy summer. Reali...

Write-In 2019: 'Serpent' by Gail Aldwin

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The humid air makes Jessie think she’s wearing a second skin. She tosses in bed, throws off the covers and wishes she could writhe and slide...
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Write-In 2019: 'Eulogy for a Silent Partner' by J.R. Bournville

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Some things don't need to be said. I remember when you pulled me beneath the duvet, whispering conspiratorially, educating me in wa...