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DAVID MARK WILLIAMS: Protected Species

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I didn’t know what it was at first, wings folded, very still. A bat expert told me I couldn’t get rid of it. “It’s a protected species.”

Veronica left after a week. She wasn’t prepared to share a house with a creature like that.

It’s just me and Boris now.

David Mark Williams lives in Scotland and writes poetry and short fiction. He has completed two poetry collections to date: The Odd Sock Exchange and Papaya Fantasia. See more at davidmarkwilliams.co.uk.

ADAM BAKER: The Last

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I sit and I weep.

I used to be free. The faces gawp at me during the day, while at night I’m observed by darkness. I grow tired of my life, but they keep me alive to watch my suffering.

Outside, the signpost reads “Tiger: The Last of its Kind.”

Adam Baker entered this story into a 50-word story competition for school. He doesn’t know the result yet, but he got it posted here, if nothing else!