Tag: drug
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SIGN YOUR NAME ACROSS MY HEART
The benches sit empty now. Once they had gathered there every morning, under the shade of the tree, watching the passing cars and mopeds and the pedestrians hurrying along the pavement on their way to work. That was where he saw her for the first time, going into the store across the road. That was […]
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SIGN YOUR NAME
‘Add your name.’ There wasn’t much space left on the walls. What had once been grey concrete was now covered in garish name-tags. I found a small corner. ‘Not there,’ Marguerite stopped me. ‘Front and centre.’ ‘There’s no space.’ ‘There’s always room for one more.’ The old lady pointed to a spot in the middle […]
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EASING RESTRICTIONS
Green for Go. The hustle and bustle. The crowded market. The anxiety. Tell yourself they’ve all been vaccinated. Tell yourself the numbers are small. Faces unmasked. Breathing. Germs. Raw meat. Sweating. Palpitations. Get out. An open street and space. Relax, everything is normal. The green signal flashes. Step out onto the road. The driver doesn’t […]
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THE SNITCH
‘All you have to do is tell them exactly what I told you.’ It was easy for him to say. I was a snitch, everyone knew I was a snitch, that’s why they were using me, but I liked to think I was an honest snitch. I didn’t tell the detective anything that wasn’t true. […]
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A SEARCH FOR THE SERENE
I lit out for the coast searching for serenity. I had no idea if it would be there or not, but it sure as hell wasn’t where I was coming from so I had nothing to lose. Hitch-hiking across the country wasn’t for me. I’m not a people person and the thought of making small […]
Iain Kelly 