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Tree of Life
I existed in the shadow of history, when the stars were cold and learning to breathe. I existed in a scattering of plans, a flickering behind a nebula. I remember, within the slants and bends of my branches, the scattering of photons, the accretion of matter, and the moulding of planets. I remember something of…
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This Century
How does it feel? She wonders. The thought plods across her mind like a dark beast, churning up tracks in the mud of her mind. Her eyes linger on the faint lights of the town down amongst the knolls, but everything smells like farmland where she is—the goodly scent of earthy wheat, the less friendly odours.…
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Welcome to my Utopia!
This story won the Silver award at the 2010 Royal Commonwealth Society Essay Competition. It was written to the theme “Welcome to my Utopia!” I remember battling with the 1,750 word limit. 12th June 2198 I know I deceive myself in writing this. Just as the stone towers around me have crumbled to dust, this…
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Home
He still remembers the days when he called loneliness peace. Cherry-red pond side days, dull and flat like the stones he so often tossed at the water to smash the clouds below, petals spread like spilt blood on the banks. Pale cream dawn days, like the light that sat on the gliding swans’ wings, as they…
