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August 2023
The Girl Who Changed Everything
It started on a Monday at lunchtime. The Girl Who Changed Everything opened her fridge and contemplated the brie and onion marmalade that she usually…
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Kerry Hammerton
Early Morning Coffee Shop
Gale force winds. Slanted rain. Flooding expected. The door is closed. The coffee shop full. The hiss from the coffee machine competes with voices and…
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Kerry Hammerton
The New Year’s Eve Party
The other story the villagers liked to tell was the one where Mr Salomon brought a golf club to the New Year’s Eve party, his bald head gleaming under…
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Kerry Hammerton
The Week After He Fixed the Dripping Tap
The winter they had been married for twenty years the pipes burst. It was a cold winter. Snow drifts obscured the front door for days. As the snow began…
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Kerry Hammerton
Washing Dishes
The kitchen window overlooks the neighbour’s wall. Our wall. But it was built and paid for by HIM and in my mind will always be HIS wall. My side is raw…
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Kerry Hammerton
July 2023
June 2023
A Cure for Melancholy
She was wearing items 5 and 2 from her capsule wardrobe, plus underwear and summer shoes 2. She chose scarf 3 although it didn’t quite match, but she…
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Kerry Hammerton
The Hotel Manager
The 'Do Not Disturb' sign has been on the door for two days. The front desk says the man hasn’t check out, he’s waiting for his wife. She inserts a…
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Kerry Hammerton
He Should Have Said Something
He tried to say something at the start of the meal but every time he opened his mouth she slid in a forkful of Coal Baked Beetroot and Grilled Pepe…
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Kerry Hammerton
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