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Simon Lowe

Simon Lowe is the author of one novel, Friday Morning with Sun Saluki. His stories have appeared in Storgy, Chaleur magazine, Visible Ink. He is a British writer living in Hertford, UK.

Tidy Hair on a Boat

“I’m chock full of cancer,” said Mrs Winston, sat in Patty’s salon. “I’m sorry to hear that Mrs Winston.” “Agony it is.” “Some cancers aren’t so bad though, are they, these days?” “Who told you that?” Trey had a friend. People said she was going to die. Trey visited her friend after work and sat on a bean bag, consoling her with optimistic words and cups of tea. The cancer had a name similar to Trey’s maths teacher, Mr Hodgkins. The cancer came and went. Her friend recovered. Trey felt she had been misled.
Short Story
Issue 20, December 2018
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Simon Lowe

Simon Lowe is the author of one novel, Friday Morning with Sun Saluki. His stories have appeared in Storgy, Chaleur magazine, Visible Ink. He is a British writer living in Hertford, UK.

Tidy Hair on a Boat

“I’m chock full of cancer,” said Mrs Winston, sat in Patty’s salon. “I’m sorry to hear that Mrs Winston.” “Agony it is.” “Some cancers aren’t so bad though, are they, these days?” “Who told you that?” Trey had a friend. People said she was going to die. Trey visited her friend after work and sat on a bean bag, consoling her with optimistic words and cups of tea. The cancer had a name similar to Trey’s maths teacher, Mr Hodgkins. The cancer came and went. Her friend recovered. Trey felt she had been misled.
Short Story
Issue 20, December 2018
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