Tales From The Town #65: The Lodger (Methods Of Success)

He said all the right things to the right people, smiled the right smiles, stared into their eyes with exactly the right intensity to suggest sincerity. No matter what he did, what he said, those fluttering eyes of his would convince you it wasn’t his fault. It was yours.

“No, no, I should be the one apologising to you,” Agnes said to him, as she surveyed the wreckage beneath the tree. The ruined swing, the broken branch, the sullen children mourning their loss. “I should have told you it was only strong enough for the kids…”

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Notes:

1. Written on May 12th, 2022

The Castle

Last night I dreamt I was lost in a castle
lingering there in the mist
and the fog and the darkness and the snow

and when I woke up this morning
the sun was shining
and the castle was gone

but still I felt the same

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Notes:

1. Written on July 9th, 2022

Tales From The Town #64: In The Sun In The Summer

1. Daniel used the hose to make rainbows in the sun.

2. “They’re not real rainbows,” said Claire.

3. “You’re a real rainbow,” said Ethel.

4. “Am not,” Claire said.

5. “Am,” said Ethel.

6. Tina used the hose to make rainbows in the sun.

7. Repeat to fade.

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Notes:

1. Written on June 28th, 2022

the ethereal

i have no presence
i cannot be seen

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Notes:

1. Written on June 29th, 2022

story of the summer #1

I just saw a hedgehog
ambling around the edges of my garden
in the middle of the day

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Notes:

1. Written/seen on June 28th, 2022