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Clip

August 18, 2014August 18, 2014 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

Clip, clop, clippety troll!
Clip, clop, cloppety troll!
Clip, clop, clippety cloppety troll!
PLEASE STOP POSTING TO MY FEED

Gold (2)

August 17, 2014August 17, 2014 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

In the land that prized gold as the colour of eyes, Jaime was a mystery. Eyes the colour of fire that burnt forever. She saw it.

Gold (1)

August 17, 2014August 17, 2014 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

The golden flecks that shone through her mum’s hair were real gold. Her dad was a barber and said so. So why did he keep working?

Score

August 16, 2014August 16, 2014 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

The ball leaves your boot like the flame licks the spoon. Then, when it hits the back of the net, you need to score all over again.

Figure

August 15, 2014 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

It was a shapely figure, curves in all the right places and slim where necessary. “99”. Yes, he’d price the peaches at 99.

Light

August 14, 2014August 14, 2014 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

The sun through the door lit up her last leaving. She leaves lightly, Ray thought, as he watched her silhouette, her hair a halo.

Radio

August 13, 2014August 13, 2014 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

“Your gran was the pirate radio to my Radio 1, so she was.” Blank looks from the earphone generation. Tears streamed like music.

Mountains

August 12, 2014August 12, 2014 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

Jack cut out brown paper triangles and dipped the wetted peaks in flour. Stuck to the window, from his bed they looked like home.

Shoes

August 11, 2014August 11, 2014 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

Inviting me to stay over, my friend’s mum said to bring my slippers; I misheard, thought they had a swimming pool. Disappointing.

Dogs

August 10, 2014August 10, 2014 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

The bad-luck black dog dogged Roby’s steps. Blood, sweat and rain. Nothing to be done. Until he found out the dog’s name was Reg.

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