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A thin stream of black ink (Catherine Hanrahan)

The vodka has done its job. The tremors in her hands have almost stopped. She opens the door of the flat and goes down the back stairs, feet ginger on …

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Catherine Hanrahan

Hustling the Hustlers (Jenny Hedley)

In July 2015, on a normal night’s work, a girl sat down next to me and urinated on her chair. I shoved the dancewear I was selling into suitcases to …

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Jenny Hedley

Riding the Bus in Denver (Sheila Black)

I rode the bus in Denver. I rode it early in the morning and late at night, and sometimes I waited a long time in the cold wind of December …

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Sheila Black

No Delicate Hands (Hasti Abbasi)

The girl next to me is wearing a flimsy red scarf with a triangular fold that shields her hair. She holds her hands up, cleaning her fingernails. The teenage boy …

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Hasti Abbasi

Voices of Women: Clearway

CLEARWAY (Corona): A Film of Stories We Live, Music We Imagine and Found Plastic Sculpture In March this year, Voices of Women was gearing up to present live performances of …

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Arna RadovichBellatrix ScottClaudette ClarkeDanae SweetappleFreya Schack-ArnottJessica ScottJulia ChristensenKirli SaundersLliane ClarkeRox De LucaSiân DarlingSuzy WildsVOICES OF WOMEN: Clearway (Corona)

What Choice (Susan McCreery)

Edited by Michelle McLaren Sour owner brings me my cup. Perhaps it’s my demeanour that provokes his demeanour. Or that fact that I am not a bat-eyed dew-skin (there goes …

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Susan McCreery

Under the Corn (Emma Maguire)

I am picking soft tomatoes from the vine when I see the old woman for the first time. Our house squats stubbornly among cornfields that stretch far and flat to …

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Emma Maguire

Because Once More (Natasha Rai)

Edited by Michelle McLaren Driving to work this morning, I think about Ben. It’s been eight months since he vanished. The longest he’s ever been away. Can’t he bring himself …

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Knives (Ben Walter)

(Edited by Laura McPhee-Browne) In our house right now the most popular show is the cooking one produced in jail. The inmates are not allowed knives which makes the whole …

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Ben WaltersLaura McPhee-Browne

My Ins and Outs with Closets (Patricia Dwyer)

Every spring I clean out my closet. I open the windows and enjoy a whiff of lilac, pack up suits I no longer wear, and pile up winter sweaters to …

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Patricia Dwyer
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