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MARALINGA POSTSCRIPT by Nisaba Merrieweather
The old lady speaks: They gave us back a murdered land, They gave us back a sick land. I should be dead, I shouldn't be here. I went...
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May 6, 20242 min read
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MOTH AND MOON by Nisaba Merrieweather
Under lights, the white moth does crazy spirals of distress, ever faster and more jagged. If we can restrain ourselves, and live as...
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Apr 19, 20242 min read
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The adventures of being an author by Nisaba Merrieweather
I’ve just had two days’ horror. Got a marked-up copy back from an editor yesterday, and sat down with some relish to go through it. All...
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Apr 9, 20243 min read
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Song of Water by Nisaba Merrieweather
It is the sand gives birth to us - Dry grit, and thirst. The children of the riverbed Walk the chasms between granite plugs, The snouts...
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Nov 20, 20231 min read
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A Disgrace of Angels by Nisaba Merrieweather
Normally the collective noun for angels is choir, a choir of angels. But these ones had put aside their harps and were looking rather...
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Oct 3, 20235 min read
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Love Letter by Nisaba Merrieweather
LOVE LETTER Dear London, It has been 34 years since I landed at Heathrow and found my way into your heart without money, friends or...
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Mar 31, 20233 min read
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42 by Lee Robinson
42 As I sit and ponder The meaning of life I wonder The purpose of our existence My mind offers no assistance Thoughts run wild and get...
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Feb 13, 20231 min read
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