Category: Flash Fiction
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The Loss
‘Silhouette; burnt orange’ by Charlotte Hodes Photo: Joel Chester Fildes The Loss is a short fiction works written by Alison Little. It was produced in responce to ‘Silhouette: burnt orange’ by Charlotte Hodes which was exhibited as part of The Errant Muse exhibition held at the VG&M in Liverpool. The Loss Sunlight brandishes down on…
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The Eternal I
Explicit content warning The Eternal I I am the all I am the only I am an example for others I am all that matters I am my ultimate muse Standing, average size in height. Pleasant facial features, nothing extraordinary, a relatively forgettable portrait shot. Plastered on layers of make-up, a full face, foundation, powder…
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A Future
A Future Head of Augustus Looms down Baby faced leader Acquisition of colonialism Castles stand proud Once battlements Survived invasions Safeguard our shores Across the beaches Horseback troops thrust galloping to battlement Faster and Faster Classic novels align Our past, our heritage The Empire, British supremacy Victories acclaimed, territory conquered Trains travel coastal bound Frontiers…
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Sinister Smiles
Sinister Smiles Folded over Strapped down Sectioned off Cajoled, centrally Dropped down from a disheveled Heaven Tossed out of Godliness Rejected from comfort provision for the afterlife No longer good enough, surplus to requirements Perhaps pushed out of a boot Uphill reversing, then shoveled out the back way Redundant of domestic interior requirements Rendering green space urban…
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Game Over
I stand Tall The remains of Mee demolition The crew: Mee, the head man, Mo, Dow and Re-bow Got started last week The rest of the building knocked down: Demolished Kaput No more Outsides removed Core kept in place Outers ripped Splattered to the ground I stand as I have stood for fifty years A…
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