Tag: rural
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DIANA
Lise blinked as the light glinted in the small window. The sheet beneath her was cool against her skin. She lay on her side and watched the sun play on her pale flesh. Lifting her hand she placed it on her stomach. Auguste would notice the broadening abdomen soon. Today he promised to finish. He…
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A STRANGER FROM THE CITY
Thierry flicked over the page of Le Monde and glanced at the headlines. A fly lazily buzzed around the room, the only sound and movement. Another slow day at Hotel Napoleon. Madame Dunois was the sole guest. She would be asleep until the evening meal. The door opened. Thierry looked across the reception. A man in…
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FLOWERS OF UGANDA
‘Pull over here, Kisekka,’ Arnold instructed the driver of the jeep. ‘We are not there yet, Sir,’ Kisekka replied. ‘Kukomesha!’ Arnold utilised one of the few Swahili words he knew. Kisekka brought the jeep to a stop. ‘What’s in there?’ Arnold asked, pointing at the white structures that covered the fields. ‘They grow flowers, Arnold…
Iain Kelly 