Tag: covid-19
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GETTING BACK TO NORMAL
Archie stretched up and swung the hammer, managing to nudge the satellite dish. ‘How about now?’ he shouted through the window. Agnes checked the television. ‘Still nothing.’ Archie sighed. He was not going to miss the first live football match in four months because the satellite signal was on the blink. He made another lunge…
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NOSTALGIA
‘Are they close enough together?’ He looked at the room. It seemed crowded and cluttered, but apparently that’s how they used to do it. ‘Four round that small table?’ They would be banging elbows. ‘It’s how they wanted it,’ the maitre d’ shrugged. The serving staff would have trouble manoeuvring in and out the small…
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THE LAST BELL TOLLS
A carpet of bluebells heralded the spring, rebirth and growth surrounded them. They lay among the flowers in the sunlight that blazed through the forest canopy, enjoying the intimate closeness of their bodies next to each other. ‘I’ve missed this,’ the girl murmured, her hands roaming across his chest and stomach. ‘Me too,’ the boy…
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TOGETHER
‘You take it for granted, our time together.’ He laughed at her. ‘Why shouldn’t I? Nothing is ever going to stop us spending time together.’ The sun set as they walked along the beach. It was a beautiful, romantic evening. ‘What if your wife found out?’ ‘Would that stop us? Maybe it would be for…
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THE SHOW MUST GO ON
The lights go up, the cast take their bow. Silence greets them from the empty auditorium. They keep going because there is nothing else to be done. Night after night, show after show, repeat and repeat. Bereft of enthusiasm they go through the motions, a ghost-like shadow of their former ardour. Delirium set in weeks…
Iain Kelly 