Fiction

Ted is portly, twenty-six, and uncomfortable in an old blue blazer, gold and blue striped tie and gray dress slacks.

Mia flicked the cigarette butt into the air, burning end, a cancerous firefly, drunk on the night air.

1 tbsp oil 1 large onion 4 cloves garlic 2-3 medium carrots 1 turnip, elderly 500g pack lamb mince large splash Worcester sauce 2 tins of chopped tomatoes veg stock, thick – roasted and boiled down heads and skins 900g potatoes 85g butter 3 tbsp milk Method: Chop the onion, crush the garlic.

You have come to call her Mama, this water.

A book called “Conversational Korean,” pages dog-eared and worn, and we wondered if you would have insisted that your friends call you Unnie, if you loved Taehyung the way we do, if you followed him on Insta, if you saved his photos on your phone, if you felt the same sweet rush in your heart when he smiles.