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Seating Arrangements – from Let Me Know When You’re Home: Stories of Female Friendship
Read a short story by Sara Sherwood, following old friends at a dinner party. and originally published in Let Me Know When You're Home. Read More
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Eve, Summer ’79
Alizée Chesnoy's tender short story is a portrait of a family – of estranged mothers and filling in the gaps. Read More
6 years ago
Behind Closed Doors
In a brave piece of fiction, Emilie Kristensen-McLachlan builds up a picture of a broken relationship to the moment it finally cracks. (tw: domestic abuse) Read More
6 years ago
He Loves that Story
A box of secrets, under her bed; Kate Vine's short story is of a marriage and the parts that are left unsaid. Read More
6 years ago
Confession
Our first piece of Love Week is a hushed confession of a poem by Lucy Goodwill. Read More
6 years ago
High Street Sizes
The mysteries of a high street changing room are pinpointed in Molly Whyte's poem. Read More
6 years ago
Soot Carving
Rebecca Smith’s short story provides a gothic setting, a stormy night and a secret sealed in the embers of a fire. Read More
7 years ago
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