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After the Rain single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2017... 2017 After the Rain
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'I lie on the bed and put my face against the pillow. Mum has taken away the sheets, and I spread across the bare mattress as if it has been made new again. I let my fingers trail across its seams, and smile as they slip across the texture, silky and cool. I take my time and hook my fingernails into the stitches, one by one. Up close I can see where stains have spilled over the surface years ago, and the places where they have turned dark and brown...'  (Publication abstract)

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    y separately published work icon Voiceworks no. 107 Autumn 2017 16749761 2017 periodical issue 2017 pg. 9-13
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