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New beginnings, Volume 3:

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Introduction

Contents New Beginnings Emily Latimer Contributors Emily Latimer A note Emily Latimer

Poetry

Spark Emily Latimer The Lovers Emily Latimer Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Emily Latimer Skinny Dipping Emily Latimer The Funeral Emily Latimer Inflamed Currents of Mind Emily Latimer Mental Rot Emily Latimer Kill the Moonlight Emily Latimer A Warning to Boys who Angle Emily Latimer Myself Emily Latimer Me Mum Emily Latimer a map of Yemen and others (2020) Emily Latimer The Backwards Year Emily Latimer Precious, of the essence Emily Latimer A zoo in my room Emily Latimer Isolation Emily Latimer Speak up, Speak out! Emily Latimer Uni Days Emily Latimer uni grad boat Emily Latimer In Time Emily Latimer Eden Emily Latimer 03.08 Emily Latimer 03:30 Emily Latimer My Alexander Emily Latimer Validation Emily Latimer You Make me So Sad Emily Latimer The Son Drawn from Water Emily Latimer Visitors at Allah’s House Emily Latimer

Short-story

No Man’s Gallery Emily Latimer Necromanitc Emily Latimer Gemini Emily Latimer 70s Emily Latimer Aqua Emily Latimer Bilston Emily Latimer A letter to the Prehistoric Woman who painted rock art at Bhimbetka Caves Emily Latimer

Uni Days

Emily Latimer

Staring at the pink wall, in the room I grew up in,

the same window I dreamt out of,

as I have grown up,

my home town has shrunk around me.

 

I miss my bedroom opposite yours,

slipping into each other’s bubbles.

Playing Fleetwood Mac in the shower,

and hearing you listen 10 minutes after.

When our makeup bag was one,

and we picked each other’s outfits.

When we lived our lives together;

not caught up over coffee.

 

I miss watching The Chase in the kitchen,

and seeing your turkey dinosaurs in the oven.

The time you sleepwalked into my bed,

and the time I cried in yours.

 

I miss not knowing what was better,

getting drunk

or the hungover gossip in our duvets in the morning.

Guessing who had stayed the night

from the shoes left in the doorway.

 

When being in your overdraft

or losing your keys was funny,

and breaking into your house through a window

was just another story.

 

I miss the people who drifted in and out

of the door that was never locked,

and even those shared all-nighters.

I miss the messy house and the shower that was broken.

The leak in your room and all the cigarette butts in the garden.

 

I miss it all,

like a book I’ve left open;

already finished

but clutching onto.

I miss it all –

but I know,

there’s a whole world out there,

with more books left to open.

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New beginnings, Volume 3:

New Beginnings is our third and final volume of 2020. It is also our longest yet, with close to 100 pieces having been sent in for review from over 80 writers. Additionally, this volume marks a step towards making our initiative even more inclusive, having opened submissions for art and photography, too.

2021 may not be the new beginning for which we are all hoping. In fact, it is likely that the world will stay largely the same. However, that doesn’t stop us doing what we can to make it a little better. In supporting and being involved in an initiative whose primary motivation is to build one another up, our team and readership have certainly proven to be committed to making positive change already.

First published by Ta Voix 2020