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NEWCASTLE CREATIVE WRITERS


Elaine Abery - Tent
“It’s true. I lived in a tent for a year.” “A whole year, uninterrupted?” “Of course. A year’s a year… I don’t have any of the chicken...
Elaine Abery
Apr 141 min read
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Elaine Abery- Wind
“Hi. I’m just ringing to check that my appointment this week is on Wednesday at 2pm, and not this morning.” “I have you in for 9am on...
Elaine Abery
Feb 92 min read
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Elaine Abery - Remembrance
Remembrance “I’ll send that straight to my forgettery, as my mother likes to call it.” Laughs. Everyone always laughs when I say that....
Elaine Abery
Nov 10, 20243 min read
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Elaine Abery - It's a Mess
Time preferred for meeting: Thursday Time of meeting: Tuesday 11am That’s what the board said in the patient’s room. “Excuse me. Could we...
Elaine Abery
Oct 13, 20242 min read
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Elaine Arbery - Grand
Why is a grand grand? It’s a grand night for singing. The moon is riding high... Such an old-fashioned term. It’s grand became it’s cool…...
Elaine Abery
Sep 9, 20242 min read
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Elaine Abery - Personality
Personality People love me or hate me – black or white. That is the way I felt about things when I was 15. I only know that because I was...
Elaine Abery
Aug 12, 20243 min read
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Beloved - Elaine Abery
You were always there for me, my dear, faithful, trusted friend. Together, we embraced clear, sparkling, sun-kissed waters, misty...
Elaine Abery
May 13, 20241 min read
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Power Lines – Elaine Abery
'I’m trying to help YOU!’ Exasperated, my voice rises. ‘I need your name, address and phone number before I can log your issue.’ ‘For...
Elaine Abery
Apr 8, 20242 min read
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France - Elaine Abery
“Dance, lance, prance, France.” “What ARE you on about?” “Chance, trance, glance…” “Gibberish! Pure. Utter. Gibberish.” “Crance, hance,...
Elaine Abery
Feb 12, 20242 min read
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Chaos - Elaine Abery
Me! No me! It was… Surely not? I’m sure it wasn’t… Yellow! Yellow? Why are we talking about colours? Did Roger do it? Roger? Roger! Who...
Vesna McMaster
Nov 13, 20231 min read
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Mark Smith - Elaine Abery
My name was Mark Smith. Mark Smith! Did my parents have no imagination? No time for me? For crying out loud – they must have know that I...
Elaine Abery
Oct 9, 20232 min read
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It Was Yellow - Elaine Abery
In the town where I was born lived a lady with grey hair. And she lived a life of ease in a little blue canoe. The sound of many voices...
Elaine Abery
Sep 11, 20232 min read
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Shin pads for stalks - Elaine Abery
Kechaw Kedring Boof Booing Bounce, Bounce. Bounce. Smaller & smaller. “What ARE you doing?” Wham Whack Whollop The piece of wood flies...
Elaine Abery
Aug 14, 20231 min read
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Unnamed - Elaine Abery
Cooee Eeooc High pitched. Low pitched. Bouncing around, off the walls, floor, ceiling. Brushing the contours of the stones. And it’s...
Elaine Abery
Jul 10, 20231 min read
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Roger - Elaine Abery
“It’s a tough one!” “It’s me bloody name. Always getting me into trouble. I mean who the fuck calls theirs their kid Sodomy?” Laughter,...
Elaine Abery
Jun 12, 20232 min read
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Access Denied! - Elaine Abery
She walked up to her front door and grabbed the door handle to pull as she fumbled in her bag for her keys with the other hand. First...
Elaine Abery
Apr 11, 20232 min read
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