Tag: gay
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SPINSTER
There was no thread left, but she kept the wheel spinning. They had all left her. Left her traditional values. They told her to embrace modern life. She didn’t want to. When Cassandra told her about her girlfriend, she’d tried to accept it. When Cassandra told her they were expecting a child, she smiled through…
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INTIMATE
Could you be this intimate with anyone else? Anyone apart from your lifelong best friend? She had been with plenty of men, in relationships and one night stands. She had never felt anything like this. She looked over at her. She was staring back at her. They were thinking the same thing. It felt right.…
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SEXUAL PREFERENCE
‘Do you have a preference?’ ‘About what?’ ‘Sex.’ ‘Huh?’ Arthur turned from the game on the television and looked at her. ‘That got your attention. Christmas dinner, turkey or duck?’ Arthur turned back to the game. ‘Whatever.’ ‘Fine.’ It would be nice if he took an interest, but she didn’t need him to. Her weekly…
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THEIR TRANQUIL PLACE
Their own quiet spot: the water brown from the muddy bed; the beach a mixture of sand and silt; the tree that grew out horizontally from the water’s edge before curving up towards the heavens. It was here they had first stolen away together, away from the group of friends hanging around the park in…
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NEW BEGINNING
Boris looked out of the small barred window. The summer dawn was breaking under a bright pink and golden sky filled with soft clouds. He rubbed his eyes and stretched. He needed to get some sleep but it was not often they were allowed to stay up and watch television through the night. It had…
Iain Kelly 