List: Stories I Made Earlier | Curated by William Essex

Oct 23, 2023
11 stories
Stories I Made EarlierThese are stories from way back. I just want to bring them forward.
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Such are the MiraclesThere’s a place where they picnic.
Feb 26, 2020
Feb 26, 2020
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Awake in the grassWhat surprised me about the apocalypse was how ordinary it all seemed.
Nov 22, 2019
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Nov 22, 2019
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What we did with all the plasticFirst, there was the wildfire that couldn’t be stopped. Then the earthquake, then the eruption, then the floods.
Nov 14, 2019
Nov 14, 2019
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The Trip to Meditation CountryLet us begin with a short journey to the higher spaces. There are no facts in this journey, and nothing to believe. There are trees, and…
Jul 16, 2018
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Jul 16, 2018
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Colourful Small ThingsTwo colour prints. A5. He’d found them in a drawer, or maybe one of the boxes of books, and put them on the side to look at later…
Sep 21, 2017
Sep 21, 2017
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Life ElsewhereCamera pans over a battlefield. Bodies everywhere, scattered swords and broken engines of war; the battle’s over. Two dragons in the…
Sep 10, 2017
Sep 10, 2017
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God: The InterviewWhy didn’t I prevent what?
Aug 24, 2017
Aug 24, 2017
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A much younger manHe’s been awake for hours, but she’s still dead to the world. The apartment is darker than night, and silent. As he stands against the…
Aug 20, 2017
Aug 20, 2017
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Gaia’s carrier bagOnce, we hunted. Now, we drive to the supermarket.
Aug 17, 2017
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Aug 17, 2017
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Leaving in the morningDawn here is a clatter of loading trollies. Diesel engines choking into life. The old Turk behind the counter dispensing coffee to men he…
Aug 16, 2017
Aug 16, 2017
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Kitchen parentingI have teenage children. When they’re home, sooner or later one of them will come to me and say: “Dad! We’re going to make a mess in the…
Aug 14, 2017
Aug 14, 2017