Tag: loneliness
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Siobhan
A short story that got lost somewhere… Ade’s walk was furtive, feet scratching at the pavement, eyes downcast. Sometimes when he walked this pavement he would direct his gaze to shop windows, watching himself go by – but not today. Sometimes people stared at him, their faces masked in suspicion at the Asian youth with…
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Sebastian
Dim, reflected street lighting found its way into the alley, glimpsing features from the shadows: a large half-opened refuse bin, stacked pallets by a steel-clad door, timber leaning on a wire frame. The boy looked back. Sebastian looked back. “My front yard! Urban Gothic is so alluring, don’t you think?” “No, I don’t.” Nell…
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Galleons and Gold
Samuel Trimble visited the City with metronomic regularity. On Mondays and Thursdays, his plump over-coated figure alighted from the ten-fifteen train, pausing on the station platform to lid his thin hair with a Homberg. Then he walked – down the hill…
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