“In an hour and a half they’ll be ready… In two hours he’ll be home… In three hours she’ll clean offices…” Today’s #TuesdayTales is “Sunday Neurosis”, by Rhys Byrom.
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“The birthday girl has all my attention.” Today’s #StorySunday is “I Could Be Having This Conversation with Myself” by George Charonidis.
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“The prospect of injecting something new into work, even if only the setting and the company, delighted me.” Today’s #EssaySaturday is “Workation in Ojai” by Hantian Zhang.
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In the face of death, a man thinks of an ingenious way for life to continue.
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“The lone figure stumbles into the valley like a lost revenant.” Today’s #TuesdayTales piece is “Hunger” by Mike O’Driscoll.
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“The Slovenian scenery had a quick-fire, video game quality…” Today’s #TuesdayTales piece is “Piran” by Ronan O’Shea.
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An hour and a half in, and so far, Monday night pints with his brother were going better than Tony Phelan had expected. It was Ian who ...
“The song of the cicadas reverberates through the space between my temples…” Our latest #Podcast is “Hive Mind” by Jennifer Weigel.
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“I didn’t fall apart. I knew that she felt strangely secure with me…” Today’s #TuesdayTales piece is “Sensible Shoes” by Mehreen Ahmed.
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“‘I’m here about the fridge,’ Steve said.” Today’s #StorySunday is the quietly devastating “Trimming the Fat” by David H. James.
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On fate and closely-escaped death over time and generations, our latest #EssaySaturday is “Fate Chronicle Across Decades”, by Ali Nasir.
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“What do you do when your world shrinks? I go to the river.” Today’s #FlashFriday piece is “Hope Pier is a Real Place” by Tavia Allan. ...
“Like weather passing over. It will, if you can just wait it out.” Today’s #StorySunday is the “These Quiet Rooms” by Jennifer Albon Burns.
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“The two of us have started to see hands everywhere, like a clumsy metaphor.” Today’s #EssaySaturday UK is “Human Fish” by Niamh Riordan.
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“When you are with people the first drink of the day needs to be blessed.” Today’s #FlashFriday piece is “When You Are with People” by Colin Gee. ...
“We’re back, the four of us, at the bowling alley.” Today’s #TuesdayTales piece is the celebratory and nostalgic “Bowling Alley” by Phoebe Thomson.
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“Everything… is slow and quiet… familiar yet unfamiliar to Fai and Cheong.” Today’s #StorySunday is “Where Are You From?” by by Flo Au.
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“I have one eye trained on the volcanic mountain…” Today’s #EssaySaturday is “The Current Unrest” by Kaitlin Solimine.
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“It was there, at the top of the hill, that I came across the 42 men.” Today’s #FlashFriday piece is “42 Men at a Cemetery” by Elizabeth Wadsworth Ellis. ...
A reflection on childhood, family, and the ties that lead us to commit heartbreaking acts… Our latest #Podcast is “The Boat Ride” by Jane Downs.
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