Author Archives: Kerry Davidson

Mirror Image (3rd Person)

She has her father’s stoney blue eyes (but not his rationality) and her mother’s golden mane (but not her patience). Her English teacher once described this default expression as quizzical and she has always wondered what he meant by that. … Continue reading

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Defamiliarization (Based on a friend’s words)

I don’t crave much, just happiness. People tell me I should never settle for less in life but I find that hard to understand. “Buck up, lass!” my friends chorus as I decline yet another invitation on a ‘wild night out’. … Continue reading

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Daydreaming (In the mind of someone I know rather well)

Yet another reminder of what I have not achieved. Two kids at the Academy, a marriage of fifteen years and managing director of a chartered surveyors firm. “It’s been a long time since third year maths,” he chuckles. Steady on … Continue reading

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(Fat) Girl

Don’t let yourself go; try and do a full body workout every other day and make sure to increase your heart rate for a minimum of 30 minutes; running on a treadmill for too long will make your ankles weak … Continue reading

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Bedroom…View…Street Level

Spacious, airy and bright, the daylight pours through the tall window of our bedroom and highlights the wrinkles and contours of a white duvet cover which hasn’t been ironed in months. Fifteen CD towers punctuate the walls like a piece … Continue reading

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Journeys

The red shop front of Lupe Pintos contains a window display crammed full of delicious looking Mexican foodstuffs, inspiring even the healthiest of passersby to consider devouring a burrito or two later in the day. The bustling crossroads at Holy … Continue reading

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Bear

The thing on the doorstep made me shudder. I only brought it inside because I felt sorry for it. And it was starting to rain. It sits on my worktop pathetically. All grey and cuddly and wanting to be loved. Here we go … Continue reading

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Cafe Characters

The chap sitting across from me looks well past his sell-by date. He has very dark eyes, almost black like those of a cartoon character, and is dressed from the neck down in black leather. Further adding to this sinister … Continue reading

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