The Cornetto

‘I haven’t dreamt in years Joe’.    ‘What’s that you say Charlie I can’t hear you with the fucking engine noise from that ancient tractor of yours coming in at me lug.  What are ya on about?’    Joe didn’t really care about a lot of things.  He just sat at his till flicking through an interior …

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The Rusty Fence

The gate could barely cope with the weight laid down on its hinges from Marge our sturdy boisterous neighbour.  You could never quite tell how the rusted iron did it, but it did – every Thursday like clockwork.  The sun would catch her on the side of her cheek, and she would squint up her …

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The Wedding Day

My Mother met my Dad on her wedding day.  She was head over heels in love with his picture.  Her own Mother had slid it under her nose one day out of the blue and she caught sight of the jet black hair and mercurial smile.  She said yes to his picture for the rest …

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THE NEOPHYTE

Anthony sat looking at a heavy drizzle of rain through the large glass window at the forefront of “Pebbles” café.  He was in a limbo of emotion, detached from this wintry scene. It was as if he was suspended between two perfectly balanced tendencies, not knowing whether to mourn or to rejoice. It was for …

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