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NEWCASTLE CREATIVE WRITERS


Michael Sheridan - Absence
Maria pondered the painting that hung above the sofa in the small apartment she shared with Lincoln. It was just two people sitting in...
Michael Sheridan
Jul 141 min read


Vesna McMaster – Absence
Absence, obscene, obsolete, absolute. ‘Paint the space that is not’, they said. ‘Express the vase of flowers through the absence of...
Vesna McMaster
Jul 141 min read


Jeanette Abery – Absence
Presence? Nope Presents? Nope Absents? Nope Sorry folks – too hard. Absence? Absence of words to describe the presence of absence. Easy...
Jeanette Abery
Jul 141 min read


Absent - Elaine Arbery
“Hey Siri. What’s the time?” “It’s 9:05.” 9:05! No wonder it’s so warm and bright! How on earth did I sleep until 9:05? I sit bolt...
Elaine Abery
Jul 142 min read


Ricci Schwarzler - Absence
We waited and waited…and waited and waited. His absence was noted and noted…and noted. Why were we always waiting for him? His...
Ricci Schwarzler
Jul 142 min read


Michael Collins - Absence
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Or - as in my as my former beloved once wittily informed me- ‘Absence makes the fond heart wander’....
Michael Collins
Jul 142 min read


Carol Gano - Absent
Absent Absent Hollow? No. Gone Girl, alone? no, just invisible, not fully present, but mostly, just not. Absent "oustay oo-senta" in...
Carol Gano
Jul 141 min read


Kevan Smith - Absence
He sat, a stool staring out across the wide green valley. Mountains each side creating a V of green amidst almost vertical slopes of...
Kevan Smith
Jul 142 min read
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