Unveil the emotional journey of a mother in “The Spiral and the Sticks.” Delve into the intricacies of budgeting, family bonds, and the magic that turns an affordable off-season holiday ...
Step into the enigmatic afterlife, embodied in the quaint yet haunting setting of a timeless pub. Litro Magazine’s gripping short story, ‘The Lock-In,’ unfolds within the walls of Cross Keys, ...
How well do we really know the ones we choose to meet?
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“We jigsaw your texts with your search history and disapprove of the picture it makes.” A series of search engine failures tells today’s Tuesday Tale.
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“The past was bleak, the present desolate, and I was free to pity myself.” Alone and heartbroken, we escape to Paris and experience the beauty of friendship.
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Next morning, at your departure, your father tells you, his voice making your throat ache, that one day you will be Abbess of Wilton. You could cry.
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“Sometimes laughing feels like crying.” A frozen bag of fish can make or break this marriage, in Mick Stratta’s “Cod Provençal.”
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“Heaven and hell recognize the mutual self-definition their existence provides each other.” Enter the witty world of sinners at your own risk.
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“There was a lot of spite in our family.” A story of explosive grief and simmering tensions in a family who struggle to come together.
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“The personal is political; we’ve always agreed on that.” A story of queer love in the face of personal and political difficulties.
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“Megan’s mother always texted in all caps when speaking English.” Megan navigates call centres and the struggles of migrants in Australia.
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“I don’t want to live in a world where I have to be afraid every time I go somewhere.” A heart-warming tale of a man and a vampire.
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“‘Be. Good.’ He says the words like they’re two separate ideas.” Angels, tornadoes and a little bit of hope.
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“What struck him most was that this could not un-exist.” Pregnancies and miscommunication on a misplaced April Fools.
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“And there’s the Milky Way splashed across the sky – right where I left it.” Amanda Barusch outlines the shape of stars and grief.
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“Look what I found on the doorstep this morning,” says Emilio, cradling something on his hands as he enters the kitchen “but I don’t know what to make of it. ...
“I put Gary down as just another relic of the hippy era eking out his pension in the Land of Smiles.” Bangkok, retirement, friendship, life.
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“She let his words gather then cracked them open like fruit.” Hospitals, daughters, relationships: how one woman struggles through it all.
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“The future is a rumour, the trader said.” Read the final installment of AJW’s magnificent, timeless piece: “Cap de Creus III.”
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A futuristic look at our fraying ecology: “Out on the streets, stray dogs collapsed, their jaws sunk into pools of their own drool
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