Well he asked me what I was passionate about and I said writing, I’m a writer, and he asked me … More
Tag: strangers
Elizabeth
she looked like a girl I knew but stranger a creature dental-floss hair ice in her eyes tattoos on her … More
My New Friend
“Hey, kid, where’s your mama?” “At work,” she says. “What about your dad?” “Gone.” I flinch for a moment, wondering … More
Babcia
I’m cryingin the park againbecause I’ve got these crumbsbut the baby blackbirdwon’t take themeven though they’re right hereright herefor youfoodfor … More
Hack
Dear Little Boy who was sitting in front of me on the 214 bus yesterday who had his arm wrapped … More
Friends in Low Places
A stranger came up to me one night on the South Bank to tell me that she always sleeps with … More
Southend-On-Sea
We were standing on the old sea wall, one Saturday night in August. I was looking out across the grey … More
Qing
We were standing in line, shivering. The sky was cigarette smoke-stained, like the ceiling of an old pub, and the … More
The Usual
”How’s your day going my darling, been up to anything fun?” My day was alright I guess: overslept, accidentally dropped … More
Afterlife
TW: death, mortality, suicide, grief. I wrote this today while I was waiting for the pharmacist to sort out my … More
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