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The Veiled Woman – Anais Nin
She has to live in a sexual atmosphere even when she feels nothing. It is her climate. Continue reading
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My Brother’s Ashes are in a Sandwich Bag – Michelle Brasier
They have done this to me to stop me from becoming powerful. Continue reading
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The Skating Rink – Roberto Bolano
The colour of the knife blade matched the colour of the ice. Continue reading
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Bamboo Palace – Christopher Kremmer
Even during the war Vientiane had been a soporific city, utterly out of touch with the war that that slowly and inexorably was destroying the old order, supplanting it with a morbid legacy. Continue reading
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Parade – Rachel Cusk
The winter sun was low and the petrifying white lines laid themselves over the cupboards and walls so that she was rayed like a zebra where she stood. Continue reading
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The Dominant Animal – Kathryn Scanlan
I’ll miss that place, and I hope I never see it again. Continue reading
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A Sunny Place for Shady People – Mariana Enriquez
My dad owned an event hall and a party store, businesses quite unsuited to our constant misery. Continue reading
