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NCLA New Writing: 'The Shaddock' and other poems by Antonia Cundy

NCLA New Writing: ‘The Shaddock’ and other poems by Antonia Cundy

January 5, 2017
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The Shaddock Pomelo; plump pulp bunched at branches’ bottom, Pulling hard on thick limbs Against the hulked leg rising six metres to the sky. The…

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NCLA New Writing:Extract from 'The Christmas Card' by Gavin Hetherington

NCLA New Writing:
Extract from ‘The Christmas Card’ by Gavin Hetherington

October 28, 2016
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A NOISE stirred Tim from his slumber. In haste, he switched the lamp on and let his eyes adjust to the sudden light. He sat…

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NCLA New Writing: 'Buen Camino' by Antonia Cundy

NCLA New Writing:

‘Buen Camino’ by Antonia Cundy

November 30, 2015
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Buen Camino   To lie, to flop, to fling Down on a bag. Green, green, Rich warmth – what warmth! – In the word, green….

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NCLA New Writing: Extract from 'Goodnight, Tom' by Gavin Hetherington

NCLA New Writing:

Extract from ‘Goodnight, Tom’ by Gavin Hetherington

October 28, 2015
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GOLDEN leaves cried from the sky as a gentle breeze swept them up in a calm tornado. They danced around the young boy, walking stiffly…

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NCLA New Writing: 'Cecilia' by Antonia Cundy

NCLA New Writing:

‘Cecilia’ by Antonia Cundy

May 28, 2015
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Little porcelain doll; raven strands in curled crowns Tied with thick black rope. White gossamer waves flow Off your hollow eggshell body, down to black-tipped…

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NCLA New Writing: 'The Caricature of Intimacy' by Abi Boyd

NCLA New Writing:

‘The Caricature of Intimacy’ by Abi Boyd

May 28, 2015
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She swiftly collected the keys from the kitchen table. She didn’t want to be here longer than necessary. She could barely stand to see the…

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NCLA New Writing: 'A moment in time' by Ellen Walker

NCLA New Writing:

‘A moment in time’ by Ellen Walker

May 28, 2015
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after Ralph Angel   The beachfront sings, it roars abruptly, then falls back into a lull. An elderly man sits on the same bench, a…

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NCLA New Writing: A extract from 'The Christmas Fawn' by Gavin Hetherington

NCLA New Writing:
A extract from ‘The Christmas Fawn’ by Gavin Hetherington

April 23, 2015
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Snow laminated the horizon. I watched as the sky mourned white tears and left my neighbourhood frozen in time. Shards of light reflected from the…

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NCLA New Writing: 'The Boy Belongs Also to the East' by Sam Cross

NCLA New Writing:
‘The Boy Belongs Also to the East’ by Sam Cross

February 25, 2015
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“O’ what is that sound” my father said, the night I met the un-guessable. My dear-English mother in nightgown and slippers began to brew tea…

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