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Category: 2nd Year – Life Writing

Three in a Café

September 23, 2016 CertainlynotBelisariusCawl

He sits hunched, the crown of his skull as devoid of hair as his jaw. He sits and scribbles. Sometimes his pens scratches wildly, tearing

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The Raisin

November 19, 2015 Modernist Pauper

The Raisin gathers sweat from my fingertips They are greasy now. The dead relative of the grapes in my ruck sack; excreting final fluids onto

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Irún Train Station

October 23, 2015 Modernist Pauper

Sitting in a train station; waiting for a train. The walls are white, the ground is cold and stone. The Sun shines, winter warm, outside.

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Cafe Folk

September 25, 2015 Modernist Pauper

Café – 3 people. 10am 24/09/2015 Person Number 1 who has no name for those of us who watch in the café’s cannot assign names,

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A Brighter Outlook

March 7, 2012 Gary Davidson

Taking things out of context makes them difficult to understand, but I wonder if its ever possible to get the entirety of context without actually

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A Storm Beneath the Clouds

February 22, 2012 alansicmoto

A Storm Beneath the Clouds I gaze down upon the untouched landscape beneath me. Uncorrupted, desolate and beautiful. I rest my tired legs and attempt

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Existing in the Moment

February 17, 2012 rose2505

The stretch of earth, sky and mountains makes me feel both free and trapped as the infinity of nature consumes me. I am both immersed

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What If…

February 12, 2012 erinsheepie

Sometimes, in the morning when I wake up before you and you are lying next to me, smothered in sleep , with thick, sweet air

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Growing up

February 12, 2012 erinsheepie

I am studying at Napier University in Edinburgh and have done now for almost two years. the only ‘grown up’ thing I have done in the beautiful city

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People Watching

February 12, 2012 Robyn

A group of young girls sit at the table, giggling and laughing to themselves. They cluster around one girl in particular – the Birthday Girl.

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everyday journey to Uni

February 11, 2012 lauravab

TO It’s freezing without gloves, but the walk is too short to bother. Sky is still grey – Sun isn’t sure if it wants to

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Betty

February 10, 2012 N.A

She’s young. Her body, smooth and full of curves, is bronzed. As if straight from the beach. But recently untouched. Neglected. Stroking the silver mental

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Hospitals

March 11, 2011 fishfulthinker

Here I was, at the hospital again. There we were, at the hospital. I rushed away from the bus that had delivered me, hoping I

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A Canteen Man

February 13, 2011 Marika Loughlin

Her eyes are fixed on a computer screen. She is reading. Her big, blue eyes surrounded by eyelashes thick and heavy with mascara.  On her ears headphones; hands on

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People-watching

February 2, 2011 redsuede

He’s sat at the next table opposite me, solitary and serene whilst absorbing the surroundings. His skin is the colour of dark chocolate and his

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A walk home

January 31, 2011 fishfulthinker

I can hear my feet scuffing the pavement over Nuovole Blanche and take a mental note to buy noise cancelling headphones. But then I wonder

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