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Love crumbs
I found your words down the side of the sofa. Some of them were from the nights you told me you loved me, that you wanted to be with me, others were the…
Nov 20
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Rooting and uprooting
A long time ago, I was yanked out of the dirt. Roots dangling, withering with thirst. The leaves began to curl, lose shape, turned a dull brown. The…
Nov 19
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Glasgow Green
Glasgow Green has a rich history of political protest. From the 19th century, it became the focal point for many demonstrations in the city: from…
Nov 18
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Collecting the newspaper
Sometimes when I’m having a hard day, I remember the time I was sitting in a cafe and I watched an old man very slowly shuffle his way along the street…
Nov 17
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Little star
Watching a starling is like peering into another galaxy. Their black feathers are iridescent in the sunlight with tints of greens, purples and blues…
Nov 16
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Next stop: childhood
I pass through my childhood every week. My commute to Stirling on the train stops at Croy station, where my mother and us five kids would sometimes get…
Nov 15
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Tangerine glow
As I walked beneath the tangerine glow of the streetlights in my new neighbourhood, the ground began to shake, shift and split open. The now fractured…
Nov 14
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Soberness
On the 23rd June 2023, I decided to quit drinking. How long for wasn’t quite determined, but I knew it was definitely for the rest of the year, maybe…
Nov 13
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