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Open Court, Alloa 2022 by Orla Broderick. Excerpt from creative non fiction nature memoir. June 16 2022 My Lord was small and white. His black robe hung well. As if tailored. His face was pinched. Like Soxy’s hole. Above him … Continue reading →

Last week,at the new Reuse Hub, Stirling, behind Morrisson’s, me and the dog watched a woman heave a sewing machine into the sales floor, so we went over to help her. She didn’t want the dog under her feet or … Continue reading →

I weave reeds for a woman who flew with swans. I’m minded of Native American legend, of the woman who fell from the stars and created Turtle Island. She had sweetgrass, we had bog rushes. We share the same story. … Continue reading →

The new front doors make a fortress of our flat. It is cold and wet outside. The yippy dogs are yapping outside or downstairs. A woman is shouting. A woman is coughing. A woman is bleeding. I have woken with … Continue reading →