Contents

From the Editors

An Editorial Peacock • kate berridge

Learn-As-You-Burn • hazel wood

The Heroism of Ordinary Life • peter j. conradi

Welcome to Dictionopolis • rohan candappa

Coney’s Islands • eric brown

Eminently a Victorian • james roose-evans

Goodbye to Berlin • james hamilton-paterson

Biophilia for Beginners • catherine merrick

A Terrifying Business • patrick welland

The Sound of Raindrops • charles elliott

Scandal at School • trilby kent

The Fatal Gift of Phrase • michael barber

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Paradise Lost • jill foulston & elisabeth russell taylor

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Seeking an Oasis • dennis butts

On the Hungarian Plain • anthony gardner

Hoppy Rides Again • tom brown

Comfort and Consolation • bill taylor

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Bibliography

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Yvonne Skargon, ‘Pussy Willow’

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