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Elise Edmonds in Blue Fire

Jun 8, 2019

Great-Aunt Agatha

Mum called Great-Aunt Agatha eccentric. Ten-year-old me, on receiving one odd sock and an expired voucher for my birthday, just…

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Elise Edmonds in Blue Fire

Sep 15, 2018

Reality Bites

Ever since I was a kid, I’d dreamed of being a detective. I’d played sleuth for years, working out who swiped Mum’s fresh cookies and…

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Elise Edmonds in Blue Fire

Oct 5, 2018

Worked Up

My boss was a classic workaholic. Most mornings, I’d arrive at work, check my email, and he’d sent me messages around two in the morning.

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Elise Edmonds in Blue Fire

Aug 12, 2018

Don’t Even Think About It…

Revenue-raisers. That’s what we called the old traffic cameras. Whether you did 33 in a 30 zone or nipped…

Elise Edmonds in Blue Fire

Jun 26, 2018

Like Trains That Pass

When dusk falls and the city sleeps, I awake.

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Elise Edmonds in Blue Fire

Jul 3, 2018

Train Roulette

The barrier swallowed my ticket and spat it back out. I grabbed it and pushed through the gate, cursing as my suitcase caught in the…

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Elise Edmonds in Blue Fire

Aug 27, 2018

Pocket Money

I press my nose to the pet shop window, huffing up the glass. Carefully, I wipe it with my sleeve and peer in. The sabre-tooth rabbit…

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