Tag: disappeared
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THE DISAPPEARED
P for Protection. That’s what he thought anyway, huddled under the El track. Every ten minutes the shudder of the metal stanchion and the clackety roar reminded him he was still alive. Frank from the Pizza place came out and nodded to him. Handed him a coffee and a leftover slice. Their evening routine. ‘Any…
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PETE’S MARKET STALL
Pete was well known around the local area. No matter where he set up his market stall a crowd would gather. Pete could sell anything to anyone: air conditioning units, bike parts, chopsticks, fake tattoos, parking meters. When his stall illegally blocked a street, the police were called. They left with a packet of fudge,…
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MOLLY
She stood at the window looking out at the harbour. They told her to give up. They told her there was no hope. Years had gone by. They’d lost her Molly once before when she wandered off into the woods and didn’t return. She was found the next day in her bivouac of branches and…
Iain Kelly 