Day: March 19, 2020

• Princess Tigglewingle, siren of the seven seas

  The cat, whose name was longer than most humans, sat with a smug smile on the plush white couch, her claws dug in the velour fabric; scratch, scratch, scratch. Contentedly she purred, stretched and yawned. The smile plastered on her face was as wide as all of Cheshire.

  Susan Gallagher

  19 Mar 2020

  Story – fiction

  cat, kitten, plush

• reconciliation 2

  The two handbags sat between them. The mother and the daughter. Abby looked across at Cheryl-Ann, so much to be said but silence reigned. Cher was nervous, she hadn’t meant to put her bag down next to her mom, she wanted to pick it back up and move it to her left side. She picked…

  Susan Gallagher

  19 Mar 2020

  Story – fiction

  #metoo, daughter, domestic abuse, mother

• a love story (1)

  As I bent down, once again creating another stook I cursed my husband. Freaking turf, it was bad with the company of a man but all this bending and stretching in the dry wind on top of the bog was crap without him. I’ll get this row done and go see how the bog tea…

  Susan Gallagher

  19 Mar 2020

  Story – fiction

  footing, love, rural life, stook, turf