Tug of LoveAround her right wrist the girl on the train has a bracelet made of human hair. The narrow braid gleams with shades of brown and gold, auburn and grey, black and ginger. I can’t take my eyes off it.
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hilary55
Former science writer and editor turned creative writer. Love short form fiction of all kinds; don't think I have a novel in me (but never say never).
Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
Selected work (14 publications)
Bearing Down/Bearing UpVivienne is pregnant. She shares her news with the office before she's even taken off her coat. People crowd round her. There are hugs and kisses and even some tears. Sarah calls congratulations across the room but doesn't move from her desk.
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Unfinished Business in the BoudoirTiffany is just sliding the fish fingers under the grill when strains of Je T’aime Moi Non Plus sound faintly from the other room. She runs to grab the phone from Shannon, her five-year old daughter, who is about to start pressing random buttons
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The Sea ChangeAt last he returned. His tide-tumbled, surf-soaked body washed up seven miles down the coast, weeks after the wreckage of his boat came ashore.
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