Ear Worms

A thin ribbon of green viscosity slithers under a flautist’s door. It slides along walls and meets other slender ribbons – deep, glistening chestnut from the folk club, vivid scarlet from a classical concert in the town hall and vibrant, earthy umber from the mellow notes of Miles on a stereo. Together they dance solemnly, rising up, coiled together in a strange braid of colour and light, and then part to pursue their solitary tasks. They are creatures of great beauty and ingenuity.

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Together

Back from the hospital Noel sipped tea hurriedly and Zoe said, ‘What about our anniversary?’

            ‘A couple of hours. Tonight’s a given.’

            ‘Doesn’t his solicitor have people who empty property?’

            ‘I’m not emptying it. Don’t you listen!’

            Why was he raising his voice? Today was be nice day. The death had spooked him, that was what it was. He noticed a solitary blade of silver in her fair hair. Thirty years together, through thick and thin, it seemed to say.

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