Anniversary – Alec Hutchinson
Published in The Quiet Reader Edition 1
‘Which is more representative, your first impression of someone, or your lasting impression?’ It was something Philip had been rolling over in his mind for a while, a question he was only half conscious of, but now it had taken shape and here he was, rather unusually, asking his wife. It took Jane a moment to turn back to her …
The Black Pen – Matias Travieso-Diaz
Published in The Quiet Reader Edition 1
“When you die, others who think they know you, will concoct things about you… Better pick up a pen and write it yourself, for you know yourself best.” Sholom Aleichem Since the Castro regime came into power in Cuba, thousands upon thousands of its citizens decamped the island. It is no secret why so many people left: within weeks of …