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Welcome to Newsletter #267

A bunch of tales I wanted to share with you

A tale I read

Love is a Skin by Brian Bilston

A tale I heard

Actor Judi Dench on hating being described as a National Treasure:

"For one thing, it’s a terrible label. So dusty, so dreary. For another, it relegates me to being an 86-year-old woman. Whereas in my mind’s eye I’m 6ft and willowy and about 39. Do you know what it’s like? It’s like they’ve picked me up and put me inside a little glass-fronted cabinet. Then they’ve locked the door so I can’t get out… fuck being 86 years old."

A tale I saw

Experimental #1 by Tim Key

A tale I wrote

Captain America is in the chip shop,
jaw like a Pukka pie, scampi eyes,
crispy battered cod hair. He is easily
confusable with the drinks fridge.
A Tuesday cuboid. Refreshing to see.
He’s left his armour at home. His sculpted
chest is tightly wrapped in a red, white
and blue hoody with a star in the middle.
His jeans are dappled in salt stains.
I can count four biceps per arm.
Vinegar? What do you think?
He is ready to tear off the rough of his mouth,
peer inside his skull and count the fires
he’s put out today.

A tail I like

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