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7th October 2013 – statue

Abandoned and unloved in an office front yard. A pastoral scene, shepherd and shepherdess stand together. She has only a gaping hole where her head should be, he looks down towards a fading sheep at his feet. A forlorn little … Continue reading

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11th September 2013 – sky

It begins to darken from the horizon, like a thick, black quilt. Wispy clouds graze it with flaming orange-pink scratches. Trees are silhouetted against its fading brightness. The early autumn dusk has come to soon, a beautiful reminder that winter … Continue reading

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14th March 2013 – Granny

She carefully unfolds a letter from her brother. Yellowed with age and beginning to split along the creases, she holds it tenderly. Seventy years since the words were written, yet the pain and sadness is still plain to see. Brothers, … Continue reading

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