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THE BRIDE’S PARENTS
Agnes was getting all the sympathy. Each friend that popped round to see her with flowers and fruit and chocolates gave Archie the same look – a shake of the head, a sigh and raised eyebrows. True, Agnes had her ankle strapped up and needed crutches to get around (although Archie was sure she was…
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INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINNESOTA
He blew breathe from his mouth and watched the vapor drift away. His gloved hands were shoved deep into the pockets of his coat and his chin hunched down under the scarf wrapped around his face. He stamped his feet and the soles of his boots crunched on the frozen ground. ‘Anything?’ the receiver crackled…
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THE ROAR OF THE CROWD
Hushed anticipation. He lined up the free-kick. This was it. His chance. He pictured it in his mind. The flight the ball would take as it left his foot. The swerve and arc that would send it right into the top corner of the goal. The net billowing and straining to contain the power. A…
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THE VACCINE DILEMMA
‘It’s a paradox, this vaccine. I don’t trust them, I don’t want to get it. But the only way I can stop them controlling my life is by letting them inject me with it.’ ‘That’s not a paradox.’ ‘Yes it is. The only way I can stop them controlling my life is if I do…
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PARADOX
Two new hips and knees. A hair transplant. New skin. A bionic liver. A new kidney. My third heart. I went through the list in my head. Immortality came at a cost. There wasn’t much of my original body left, the one I was born with. But looked the same as I did when I…
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Iain Kelly 