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The Coat Room by Orlando Whitfield

It wasn't until a few years after everyone had stopped thinking about his turning fifty that my teacher actually celebrated his birthday. That is to say, he stopped mourning its passing and gathered people together in recognition of this change... More...

Christmas Eve, 1982 by Philip Langeskov

There are children across the street now. That's another thing that's changed. There are three of them, two boys and a girl. They were out this morning, early, tearing across the lawn as if nothing in the world could be... More...

Prelude by Katri Skala

When Elisa found herself waiting for a self-declared anarchist called Mike in a fashionable restaurant downtown, she unexpectedly found herself thinking about politics. She had abstained from voting in all elections except her first, and even after the devastation of... More...

Checkpoint by Zoe Green

Night time at the checkpoint, ink spilt through water and clouds scudding the sky above while, to the east, the twin lasers from the festival tunnel into space. "Maybe I can get a stamp for my passport here," the... More...

Nervous Pig, Dreaming Pig by Michael Kissinger

  On the second Thursday of the month, the community centre holds its Good Grief support group for fathers. The coffee tastes like cavity fillings and the pastries are leftovers from the bridge club. Nobody talks much, so the counsellor... More...

Menzies Meat by Evie Wyld

Elaine jointed the beef and made piles of chuck and blade, silver-side, brisket and tenderloin. It felt good to put things in order. At seven years old, she couldn't remember the months of the year correctly, but she could name the seventeen main cuts of beef and could search through the intestines and viscera of a cow and name each organ - and even put a price to them. More...