During another wet East Coast holiday she sat in the Sea View public bar drinking wine too early for her own good. Cutting out a new husband from magazines in the TV Lounge: The hair of Wogan had strong clean black lines and on top of Bruno Tonioli’s Italian tan, looked refreshing. The torso of John Terry in Chelsea away kit joined the restless legs of Michael Flatley, a Clarks’ advert giving the assemblage a grounded feel. She slid her perfect man into the top left hand corner of the frame of her room mirror, placed herself to the right and between them the reflection of Sky News on the TV provided all the conversation they required.
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author bio:
Winston Plowes shares his floating home in Calderdale UK with his 16-year-old cat, Sausage. He teaches creative writing in schools and to local groups while she dreams of Mouseland. His latest collection Tales from the Tachograph was published jointly with Gaia Holmes in 2018 by Calder Valley Poetry. Find more at www.winstonplowes.co.uk.