Manchester Rain – Written by Nici West

The wind is fighting with the olive tree on our balcony and across the Manchester rain I know that somewhere, you are there. I sit with the window a jar, too cold outside to let it in, too hot inside to hide. My pyjamas stick to me, my legs stretched out to cool down. It’s [...]

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Dream Girlfriend – Written by Tom Mason

My dream girlfriend liked to travel. Over the course of our relationship – three and a half nights – we went to see the Cirque Du Soleil, rambled across the slopes of Mount Fuji and watched the Northern Lights from the empty bow of a cruise liner. Cheaper than I would have expected, too. I [...]

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Suspicion – Written by Dom Conlon

A man is sat having a coffee with his wife when suddenly he reaches forward in time and pulls a flower from her hair. “What’s this? He’s giving you flowers? He knows we are married, right? Is he trying to be obvious? Are you? You must have known I’d find out about this one sooner [...]

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Hadrian’s Wall Revisited – Written by James Hull

We’re at the wall at the top of a steep incline that rises out of the earth in the shape of a sinking galleon, a mess of chipped rock and porridge like mud. At the top around fifty miles or so of uninterrupted horizons break out in every direction and the grainy consistency of the [...]

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Pink Chip Juice – Written by Jez Green

“Yes, I strongly considered the kebab. But just look at that hue: pink chip juice, Gerald. How often do you have the chance to chow down on something like that?” I knew Keith was right. There was no chilli sauce, no meat, not even a barm. But hell, the coloured liquid could be absolutely anything, [...]

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