“You look very nice.” The compliment felt awkward coming from his mouth, like the first one he’d given her, over-rehearsed and unconfident. Continue Reading The Birdhouse Cycle
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The man took a long sip of whiskey, then he told them how it all started. It happened when he was about nine or ten years old, and he was ...
The orchidometer is a medical device for measuring testicles. It’s not very sophisticated, it’s actually just a string of oval beads, graduating from small to large, and painted bright jolly ...
The boy would never know these memories. Watching his father’s face he saw the deep creases above his forehead, his narrowed eyes and his stubbled jaw, constantly chewing on something ...
Smile. Everyone would agree that a smiling person is far more approachable than a gloomy and surly one. Continue Reading How to Seduce a Tech Bro in ...
After the breakup, she couldn’t stop thinking about the spinach. Continue Reading Perpetual Spinach
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Oxford, choked in an Edwardian haze, everything still there, waiting— Continue Reading You—
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The voice of a twelve-year-old, as if it didn’t break properly all those years ago, although he’s not as old as you might be led to believe by all those ...
He had lived there with his mother and father until he was eight years old. Then his mother and father were gone. Continue Reading Click … Click
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A story about intimacy in the digital age, which finds our unnamed narrator trying to navigate his day to day in the run up to Valentines Day. Continue ...
How long can you hide from the monsters when you don’t know who they are? Continue Reading Monsters
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An unsettling tale that builds to a crescendo to reveal an unexpected ending. Continue Reading Running like I Never Saw
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Two guys converse over a cup of coffee about pills and poppies Continue Reading Next Door Neighbours
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A bitter sweet tale of magic, love and loss Continue Reading On Being a Mermaid
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Seen through the eyes of an 11 year old, a mother recounts fond memories as dreams and reality bleed into one another. Continue Reading Taddy Beer
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There was a niggling sensation in my gut; bacteria perhaps, decomposing me. I should be dead.
Continue Reading Symbiosis
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A mishap on a snowy day evokes a variety of emotions that tug at your heartstrings Continue Reading Up North
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An interview with a writer takes an unexpected turn Continue Reading Antique Pieces
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A story that tells of the innocence of children and the complexities of being an adult Continue Reading The Baby Comb
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A reversal of gender roles forces the reader to consider a different perspective. Continue Reading We’ll Have to See How it Goes
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