Kate Smith

  • Going Tropical

    ‘Did you get it?’ The shaman spoke barely above a whisper out the corner of his mouth as he raked those bright sharp eyes over the assembled villagers.

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  • Mist

    Grey should be oppressive, yes?
    No. In the mist there’s a shimmer…

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  • Dear Tooth Fairy

    I didn’t lose my first tooth.

    I found it.

    My left canine went all wobbly and eventually, with judicious wriggling, fell onto my palm where it glistened whitely… like a pearl caught betwee…

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  • Politeness

    My tram home is full of polite people.

    Except for the ones who talk so loud on their phones and rarely say anything worth eavesdropping but ignore them. Also ignore the person with the iPod…

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