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Brianna rides Penelope across the road. The horse trots comfortably, no longer anxious about the cars; this part of the road is usually quite, which is why Brianna likes riding here.Dressed in her bright, yellow hi-vis jacket and black leggings, she looks down instinctively at the floor for her little dog. He isn't there. She shakes her head. She keeps forgetting she left him at home today. He’s become such an overweight little thing he doesn’t enjoy their morning rides as much as he used to. So, today is the first day Brianna rides alone, a...
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While his neighbour shouts at the other little kids playing in the street outside, Donnie Junior reaches into his toy chest and takes out another toy. A plastic tractor.Amidst the action figures, metal cars, wooden cubes, skipping rope, odd socks and Lego, Donnie discovers something out of the ordinary. He finds an empty mug. It’s his own mug; he recognises it instantly because it has the Batman logo on it. He peers inside with his beady, green eyes, and discovers some dark residue in the bottom of it. Mould. Donnie Junior turns his nose up ...
*This story contains strong language* “And then I said,” I say to my growing audience at the coffee machine, “if you're too tight to give your staff a single coffee bean, no wonder your turnover is so bloody high!”The whole office slaps their knees and releases a hearty guffaw. I bask in it all.Simon, the only one not laughing, leans in. “Did you honestly say that to them?” he asks.The chuckling amongst co-workers dwindles. Someone coughs into their hand.My eyes snap to him. “Of course I did. Why would I lie about that?”“Ah.” Simon nods li...
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