Marie-louise McGuinness

Raw Lit is so deserving of your vote! So beautiful and with the most considerate editor in @delgeo14.bsky.social !!!

The Cat in the Guest Bedroom The Cat in the Guest Bedroom by Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos   CW: Child Abuse & Mental Health Their mother had prayed for a son. His name would have been Arthur—a strong name for a strong...

"Emelyn can read Mommy’s mood by the echo of the front door slamming into its peeling frame, by the depth of each line on her face"

Read "The Cat in the Guest Bedroom" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social

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I hear you, my washing machine is going flat out!

Thank you for listening, Bronwen!

Thank you so much Deborah!!

BBC Radio 4 - Short Works, Homing by Marie-Louise McGuinness A seemingly ordinary day inspires a woman to reflect on what led her to this life.

It's here!

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for people abroad, it should be available on this link
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Thanks James, I'm chuffed to bits!

BBC Radio 4 - Short Works, Homing by Marie-Louise McGuinness A seemingly ordinary day inspires a woman to reflect on what led her to this life.

Today on BBC Radio 4 and afterwards on the BBC Sounds App

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"And underneath all the trappings of wealth and privilege, the one-time prince was revealed as nothing more than a dirty old man."

Read "And The People Said..." By @hilary55.bsky.social in The Pride Roars

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When She Left — Ghost Parachute her kids were all grown up—she’d cared and cooked and cleaned and cajoled and consoled and done the best she humanly/womanly/motherly could until night sweat wept through her pores, until her body scr...

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When She Left — Ghost Parachute her kids were all grown up—she’d cared and cooked and cleaned and cajoled and consoled and done the best she humanly/womanly/motherly could until night sweat wept through her pores, until her body scr...

"everybody talked about those poor kids left behind—what kind of mother could… a father… yes… but a mother?—"

Read "When She Left" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in @GhostParachute

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Thanks for reading and sharing, Tat!

Thank you so much!

Thank you, Bronwen!

Thank you so much for reading and sharing, Megan!

Thank you so much, Kik!

‪Another stunning piece by @mlmcguinness.bsky.social

'I know not to expect an apology. I know she feels no guilt.'

A must-read ❤️

Mother/ Marie-Louise McGuinness

"And here I am, on a road I had long since abandoned, humming an old nursery rhyme for comfort; three blind mice, three blind mice — see how they run?"

Today on The Pride Roars "Mother" by Marie-Louise McGuinness

@mlmcguinness.bsky.social

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Thank you, Devon!

Thank you, Vicky!

BBC Radio 4 - Short Works, Homing by Marie-Louise McGuinness A seemingly ordinary day inspires a woman to reflect on what led her to this life.

I've been so excited about this! My short story "Homing" will be featured on BBC Radio 4 on 7th November, Read by Charlotte McCurry

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A Cat's Breakfast / T.L. Tomljanovic

"Why was Mr. Eliot allowing these two horrifically behaved felines onto his bed?"

Read "A Cat's Breakfast" by @tomljanovic.bsky.social in The Pride Roars

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"and dove hides in the freezer
still awaiting resurrection"

Read "A Museum of Waxwings" by @dilyswt.bsky.social in @chestnutreview.bsky.social

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The Funeral — Ghost Parachute They’d exchanged many pretend-smile hellos, you-again waves, don’t-like-you-much nods every time they’d come across each other in the past. But when they met at the funeral, Anna was not pleased as De...

"Debby told Anna not to worry; neither of them would get it, because both of them were bilingual and spoke two languages daily."

Read "The Funeral" by @delgeo14.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute

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Dear Society / Collective Roar

"Today's must-haves are nothing more than tomorrow's junk."

Read "Dear Society; A Collective Roar" An exquisite corpse up now at The Pride Roars!

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An exquisite corpse - where each contributor sent their last line to the next writer as a prompt - that turned into an exquisite rant. Coming tomorrow!

The Pride is back! Please read this fabulous piece by the fabulous @delgeo14.bsky.social in The Pride Roars