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Firework

The night before, they were splayed out on their sofas, watching a movie neither cared to finish, but they were stuck. Then, there was the bang of a firework, and a car pulling away. There was no spluttering crackle, no sounds of burning building like a drumroll, no flash of pink or green spliced between half drawn curtains – still, Marie decided it was a firework – and turned off the TV without speaking.

Read Firework at Milly Magazine

Stray

Boxer was a stray, possibly stolen. Jase was drunk when he found him. Boxer’s left eye hung lower than the right and tear marks dragged across his body. He wouldn’t stop barking; not until Ruth was out of bed, downstairs, jamming the door open, sweeping the mail and shoes and rubbish out of the way. He would not stop until he was inside.

Read Stray at Newsroom.

Get Delicious

From the darkness, the man with the steel-rimmed glasses emerged and sat down opposite Amy.

Read Get Delicious in Takahe, Issue 94.

Animal Life

“Is Mummy a good cow?” he asked. Sarah hadn’t heard that one before.

Read Animal Life in Headland, Issue 12.