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Draw Blood - Mark by anya

When Mark heard the news that she had died, he’d had an involuntary jolt, simultaneously combined with a rough and cold internal little cheer. 800 words

Cat Scratch Disease by anya

Then there’s a smile. A warmth that spreads. She could not have possibly have meant you ill. But she did. 223 words

Draw Blood - Jay by anya

Jay received the letter late on Thursday. There wasn’t much in it. Just the note saying that she’d died. 738 words

Spiders by anya

The spiders are fishing, / stringing out tendrils / in a sharp afternoon light. 119 words

They don't care out here by anya

I always breathe shallowly when I pass and hope to myself that the spirits don’t notice me. 702 words

Waiting for my train by anya

The sounds of the tracks with their shiny silvery noise had cracked through my ears only a heartbeat before. But now that has gone. 576 words

Heimweh by anya

I’ve got a dose of the heimweh. I’m sitting here and playing with the sound in my mouth. Tossing it about, licking it. 643 words

The Removal of Poison by anya

I had not imagined the removal of poison to take quite such a long time, and to be such hard work. 624 words

Worm by anya

Just focus. Breathe. Concentrate. Trying not to think of it worming its way inside her skull, its shadowy movements masked behind her eyeballs. 354 words

Heart Words by anya

Flat, splat… 32 words

Window by anya

It was hard to feel forsaken when you didn’t believe there was anything there in the first place. 360 words

Wash Day by anya

“I’ve done something bad,” said Ruby, lying stretched out on the grass underneath the clothes line. She’d been squinting into the sun. 338 words

Crack by anya

The cracks are more obvious now. I’ve seen them appearing along the inside of my wrist. 727 words

"Let's go for a walk" by anya

We went on a walk tonight, my daughter, the dog and I. 949 words

Recognition by anya

I’d wandered away from the house, not really intending to go far, but the easy pace and muttered stones had helped me walk further than anticipated. 464 words

The Beast by anya

My fear is not of the beast. 194 words

I dream by anya

I dream of stories that involve short, squat women 223 words

Like riding a bike by anya

They told her it was going to be easy. ‘Simple, ‘they said, ‘like riding a bike.’ 359 words

Strings by anya

I’ve learnt that the best way to cut the strings is quickly and with a Stanley knife. 1040 words

The Man with the Mind Map by anya

Two and a half hours of listening to the pathetic drone of a self-made man who sought to give me enlightenment. One who proudly claimed his heritage in the real estate industry. 698 words

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