The fell, reflected in the mere, turns the morning upside down. Bella tiptoes over pebbles, breathing deeply as the water reaches her thighs. Exhales as she pushes off; an unhurried breaststroke.

They call it wild water swimming; they call it mindfulness.

Bella, 80 years young, calls it her daily dip.

Maggie Seren, who has only recently started writing flash fiction, teaches in the West Midlands but her heart resides in a coastal village in West Wales. When not writing, she enjoys walking her two chocolate labs on windswept beaches.