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KS DEARSLEY: Who’s a Pretty Boy?

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David’s Gran smelled of urine and talcum powder, and her parrot always squawked when he visited her. He could not drink Gran’s tea or eat her cake.

“It’ll put hairs on your chest,” she said.

But David is still waiting for the parrot to sprout a fur coat and bark.

K. S. Dearsley’s stories, flash fiction, and poetry have appeared online and in print on both sides of the Atlantic, including in Fifty-Word Stories. Her fantasy novels are available on Amazon and Smashwords. Find out more at ksdearsley.com.

KS DEARSLEY: The Last Waltz

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Barry had two left feet. No girl would dance with him twice.

Susie stood forlornly by the wall. She blushed when he asked her.

When the music started, she trod on his toes, and he apologised.

Years later, they reminisce about their first and last dance, still in perfect step.

K. S. Dearsley has an MA in Linguistics and Literature and has had
stories published on both sides of the Atlantic. She lives in Northampton, England, and when she is not writing, she lets her dogs take her for walks. Her fantasy novels are available on Amazon. Find out more at ksdearsley.com.