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Five prose poems and a short story set in the time of the First World War.

A sample:

Voice

Shivers ran down Marie's back. The train was late. When it arrived the women pressed in, watching as the men disembarked. The crowd became a nightmare to navigate.

She passed face after face, many of the young men searching just as she did, with the extra advantage of height.

The crowd thinned as time went on, leading Marie to think she had the wrong train, the wrong day. Or perhaps she had missed the letter and she shouldn't be here at all.

Then a soft, warm baritone whispered in her ear and the world was full of hope once more.