- Flight
Pearson Chambel
“Magpie looked around at his little collection of shiny things. Each one was a small piece of the
outside snatched up and brought home. Some were hard and sharp, others soft and scratchy, but
none of them satiated his obsessive desire to collect …”
- I do not Know Which to Prefer
Saoirse Chu
“I do not know which to prefer,
The beauty of inflections,
Or the beauty of innuendos,
The blackbird whistling,
Or just after …”
- Words with Wings
Isobel De Nooy
“A lone fly buzzed against the grimy shopfront window, desperate to escape the musty air.
The man behind the counter watched it flying into the glass over and over as he whistled
quietly and sipped from a chipped mug of slowly cooling coffee …”
- Gloria’s Key
Etienne Richert
“Bruce’s fingers felt around the pockets of his corduroy blazer, frantically looking for the pieces of moulded metal that would let him back in the house after he went out. Gloria always knew where they were. Bruce would search like a bloodhound …”
