Monthly Archives: July 2009

Think happy thoughts

My thoughts are in agonised throes, semi-conscious shrieks of frenzied speculation and terror. I tear my gaze from the rollercoaster of flared cat’s eyes passing in the murky night, look towards the alien woman beside me gripping the steering wheel … Continue reading

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Unresolved

In the middle of a gathered circle an old woman was speaking. Her arms were spread wide in supplication, her head was held high, bright eyes aimed ahead. Let it be known that her entire body was trembling with unidentifiable … Continue reading

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Fortunes

After the accident, his body was displaced, in and out of time. Maybe it was to compensate for how hard it had to work to keep him alive. Maybe it was something to remind him of who he had lost … Continue reading

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Warm Flickers before Emptiness

They are pale blue phantasms, floating in the air behind her, behind all of us; like little lagging balloons pulled by fishing line into otherworldly streamers – and she seems to be the only one that can see them. She … Continue reading

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Sisters! Brothers!

The empty skyscrapers surrounding the harbour are always completely lit towards late evening. Tonight it is different. Oh, the towers are still torches in the sky, but there are people in them. They stand, row by row, clearly visible from … Continue reading

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