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PARENTAL SUPPORT
‘Thank you,’ he accepted the coins. Not much, but another sale. The tourist trade was still slow. He started on another picture. Bright red, purple, yellow, swirling together. A shadow cast over the paper. He looked up. She offered him an apologetic smile. ‘That looks wonderful. Can I put it on our living room wall?’…
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SINK OR SWIM
‘You see that peak over there?’ Get to the top of that and it’s all yours.’ ‘That’s quite a climb. How close can the boat get to the shore?’ A pause. ‘You misunderstand. You start from here. Sink or swim.’ Was it worth it? To reach the top of the mountain. The promised land. It…
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THE ACTIVIST
Her little hands scrawl circles. She places an assortment of toys inside them – Lego, a pencil. a toy truck. She babbles in words that make sense to only her. She looks up seeking recognition for a job well done. I nod and smile and say that’s lovely. She accepts it and begins the process…
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BON APPÉTIT
‘Salt and pepper?’ ‘I’ll bring some over, sir. Any sauces?’ ‘Ketchup, please darling.’ He gave me that look. That look that they all have that ends by drifting from my face down to my chest and as I walk away I can feel his eyes staring at my rear. The uniform we’re made to wear…
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CAN YOU SEE?
Close your eyes. What do you see? Do you see me? Us? Snapshots. A picture in a frame. Look closer. Do you see our life? A life? Any sign of life? Do those snapshots add up to anything? Does it mean anything? I see you. You, with those dark brown eyes. You, with that pale…
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Iain Kelly 