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Welcome to Newsletter #188

A bunch of tales I wanted to share with you

A tale I read

Untitled by Michael Rosen

A tale I heard

Actor and comedian Katy Wix on writing about grieving a friend:

"It’s written about less – what it’s like to lose a best friend. You don’t get a word for it, like orphan. When I say, ‘I lost my friend’, it doesn’t cover it. But if I say, ‘I lost my best friend’, it just sounds like I’m 10 years old."

A tale I saw

Monkey by Arji Manuelpillai

A tale I wrote

John Virgo
poked his peas
around his plate
with the butt
of his knife
and sighed about
the good old days.

A tail I like

A book I'm in

I'm incredibly chuffed to be included in The Book of Hope by Jonny Benjamin and Britt Pflüger.

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