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Title: Back Home Through excessand regret,my perception left meuntilagainit could be found:swayingand quiet,but no longer achingamongthe reedsof the Guadalquivir.

After dessert, Ilaria and Luca spoke enthusiastically about the following day’s plans, but David had grown tired, barely saying another word. By the time their plates were cleared, David had drifted away completely and sat staring at the table in soft focus. With this, conversation lulled and all three fell silent. David sensed that thisContinue reading “Examples from in-progress short story”

He brings a shitty bottle of red and two tiny wine glasses into the kitchen. ‘If you ask me, the best part about drinking is pouring’ he explains. But from the way he smiles, you can tell that the best part about drinking is every now and again having somebody to drink with.

Acid, High Street, 5.30pm.   Il concretotrema:la pelle della cittàcolpitainfestatadagli spettri pendolari. Tra tiri,sballoscoppio in un piantosiccome il concretos’assomiglia al mare.

Years on, she hardly remembered her old life – dodging dealers, sleeping rough. She’d made it: a partner. Even still, it was there, like a faded stain only seen when pointed out. After promotion drinks, they saw it too as she instinctively checked the myki machine for coins