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‘On Scarborough beach, I played football’, by Paul Allender

On Scarborough beach, I played football.     This image is one of my new paintings. It is autobiographical and consists of two halves. One half reflects my early life growing up in Neepsend, an industrial area of Sheffield. The other half depicts me, as a child, on the beach with my football.     by Paul… Continue Reading ‘On Scarborough beach, I played football’, by Paul Allender

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‘Hagalaz’, by Ruth V. Chalkley

In Lithuanian, runoti means both “to cut (with a knife)” and “to speak”.       Hail: Hagalaz       Pain, loss, suffering, hardship, sickness, crisis.        Spirit-breaker        Faith-Taker        Misery-Maker        Joy-Stealer        Dream-Breaker        Shadow-Hound.            Thought-Waker        Friend-Fooler      … Continue Reading ‘Hagalaz’, by Ruth V. Chalkley

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‘The exorcism of Spasmodic Torticollis’, by Holly Hirst

‘This is my best exorcist impression,’ I tell you with a grimacing grin. I tell you it’s a horror movie to make you laugh. So that you can laugh at the girl controlled by demons. As her head turns full circle on her neck. As her smile screams with silent blasphemy. Because if you don’t… Continue Reading ‘The exorcism of Spasmodic Torticollis’, by Holly Hirst

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