Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)

Cherry

Ken Market

Kensington Market used to sit at 49–53 Kensington High Street, a three-storey indoor maze of stalls and dreams. Between the ages of 16 and 18—1988 to...
Cherry

A Place That No Longer Exists

The tiny crematorium chapel felt cold and functional as she took her seat at the front. There were only three other people there and she had no idea...
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Sports Day.

I heard they have banned it now, due to the parents’ behaviour, but while my children were young, I went to all their sports day! Amongst the crowd,...
Gold cherry

More Than We Bargained For

Dear diary...one summer afternoon in 1963 me, also three friends set out with sandwiches, crisps, and bottles of coke a cola. We were to go further...
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Is God there?

Running, running, running away … from God? Why? … or condemn, complain about this non-existant One …
Cherry

Burma under occupation

In April 1942, my uncle Eddie was seven years old. His father, my grandfather Archibald, was the superintendent of stores with the Burma Oil Company...

MUM.

Around the world there are amazing camera men and women, those who take photos or videos. They bring the before unseen world right to our attention...
Cherry

On The Run

He awoke, crossed the floor and looked down into the street. They were still there. They’d been there all night watching and waiting from the blue...

The Shellsuit

All my adult life, I’ve carried a complicated relationship with my father. At first, I thought the solution was distance—emotional, then physical. I...
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