When she was twelve, Lucy lost the property deed to her body. It had been there before, thrown in a drawer among dried up felt tip pens and mismatched colouring pencils, but one day it was gone. Her teachers had warned her about hair and blood and hips and tweenie bras: a body that would … Continue reading Inktober 25/10/19: Tasty
Inktober 24/10/19: Dizzy
Side effects may include: Dizziness Headaches Finally calling your friends back and being able to tell them that this time you don’t feel quite so bad Insomnia Sleepiness Waking up before 2pm and getting out of bed without total dread Weight loss Weight gain Eating an actual dinner instead of three packets of crisps that … Continue reading Inktober 24/10/19: Dizzy
Inktober 23/10/19: Ancient
Dear Amelia Marjorie is getting on my last nerve over here. She keeps talking about how Patrick is Californian - like the rest of us aren’t. I pointed that out to her and she said that we’re not all Californian. Some of us are in Nevada, she said. You’re not, I said. That’s not the … Continue reading Inktober 23/10/19: Ancient
Inktober 22/10/19: Ghost
OK PEOPLE THIS ONE COMES WITH A FREAKING GREAT BIG NEON LIGHT CW FOR THE GRIEFHAMMERS. The deaded person here is also a child. Don't read this if that sounds too painful, k? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. There were those times when you’d … Continue reading Inktober 22/10/19: Ghost
Inktober 21/10/19: Treasure
(Written yesterday, posted today. I'm kinda sick at the moment so there may be hiccups with timing.) Were you thinking of the Mariana Trench? Oh no, this is deeper than that. Right down, in the bubbling, hissing maw of the earth’s crust, where the anger and frustration of nature is swept and crushed. I know … Continue reading Inktober 21/10/19: Treasure
Inktober 20/10/2019: Tread
If you push a bison-hide canopy upwards with a stick, you can displace the rain so your tent doesn’t collapse. There’s no doing that with eyelids when they start to pull downwards. Just blink the driving rain out and let your brow get dragged into an expression of determination to show that you’re still the … Continue reading Inktober 20/10/2019: Tread
Inktober 19/10/19: Sling
Review: 1 Samuel 17 This is a short story within a larger collection, featuring themes of war, faithfulness and deliverance. It was written by some guy called Samuel. The main character of the whole book also seems to be called Samuel and he’s regarded as a bigshot, so this might all be some huge author … Continue reading Inktober 19/10/19: Sling
Inktober 18/10/19: Misfit
Gail Simpson is, in many ways, a completely normal 32-year-old human. She has a flat, a dog, a leisure pod, a self-driving pod, an office pod and a sleep pod with inbuilt sensory entertainment. But Gail has always known she’s different. When she told her teachers she loved avian taxonomy, it was a lie. A … Continue reading Inktober 18/10/19: Misfit
Inktober 17/10/19: Ornament
The day after Valya got citizenship, she left Bill for her tennis instructor. Bill became a ghost in the apartment, pattering about in his yellowing socks and wondering if his feet even made a sound. The mismatched coffee cups next to the kitchen sink sat there. In the past, an unseen and unnoticed force had … Continue reading Inktober 17/10/19: Ornament
Inktober 16/10/19: Wild
(I did write this one on schedule, but I forgot to post it yesterday. Curses!) OK! Phew! Well, I’ve never done this dating profile thing before, but then I suppose none of us have, so… I’ll dive in. About me: I’m 17 years old. You are also 17 years old. We’re all 17. I just … Continue reading Inktober 16/10/19: Wild
