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*Very* Mini Collection of Poetry

Hello. Happy New Year! Sorry I haven’t written in a while. The past seven/eight months have been a bit hectic to say the least. There’s been a lot going on, some of which I’ve alluded to in my previous blog posts and some which I haven’t shared yet. But that’s about to change. Over this…… Continue reading *Very* Mini Collection of Poetry

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Whitney Houston’s Cinderella is the Only One Worth Watching

*Creative Non-Fiction inspired by the writing style of Alejandro Zambra* Watching videos was a staple of my childhood. My first experience of Cinderella was the Disney straight-to-VHS Rodger and Hammerstein’s version with Whitney Houston as the fairy godmother and Brandy as Cinderella. I suppose now, I could pretend that this experience was a deliberate attempt,…… Continue reading Whitney Houston’s Cinderella is the Only One Worth Watching

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A creative response to Origin of Tears by Valzhyna Mort

via Daily Prompt: Shine “this is when the heart spits in your eyes” she has been here before where she attempts to lower the walls she has put up, to get close to someone; to anyone she has been here before where she has pulled back as quickly as she forced herself in close proximity scares…… Continue reading A creative response to Origin of Tears by Valzhyna Mort

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“From the painful womb of reincarnation” A creative response to Eidolon by Sandeep Parmar

via Daily Prompt: Infinite “her ghost speaks not for itself from the painful womb of reincarnation” The year 1956                 a 26 year old Ireta Campbell come from home island of Jamaica to Altrincham, Manchester. She is to be a nurse.              To be…… Continue reading “From the painful womb of reincarnation” A creative response to Eidolon by Sandeep Parmar

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What happened to Eri – A creative response to After Dark by Haruki Murakami

“Come back, Eri,” she whispers in her sister’s ear. “Please come back.” Eri is lost. She does not know how this has happened and yet it has. She is trying to get back to Mari but she has been lost for longer than she would like to admit and she is fighting a losing battle.…… Continue reading What happened to Eri – A creative response to After Dark by Haruki Murakami