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A success story – 100 words

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A success story First: survival celebration, for weary warriors of weaning. Second: escape without a fuss, they’re too young to know. Nursery days: nail the formula – run around, eat cake, go home – pick up at 3pm prompt. Soft play seasons: beige nuggets contrast with technicolour plastic tubes stuffed full of screaming children. Theme […]

Rough and the smooth – 100 words

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Rough and the smooth What the internet thinks I’m interested in are easy methods to remove extra hair from my limbs and other places. They won’t work: rogue hair management is a woman’s penance to be paid unless she can stand hirsute and proud – I’m a feminist, stroke my pelt. This is certainly what […]

Unboxing – 100 words

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Unboxing A toy, a gadget or a gizmo is often unwrapped and every entirely predictable moment of removing the expensive trinket from its unnecessary packaging is oohed ahhed – and even filmed – until you find in your hand a naked electronic device and not the joy you were seeking. I want an unboxing revolution: […]

Lovely, thanks for asking – 100 words

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Lovely, thanks for asking The first day back and the inbox is full – 450 messages – some with attachments that apparently need attention. Stroppy red ticks What if I dump the lot in the tiny little bin? Meetings have appeared in the calendar on the laptop I shut more than a week ago. Out […]

Once girl – 100 words

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Once girl I caught sight of an old friend today. She’s young: a lot younger than me, obviously and so full of fire, it blazes obstacles out of her way. She’s not scared of failing or getting hurt again. She tumbles into love and back out – more often than the world thinks proper. She […]