Author Archives: Jackie Parsons

Woman

Posted on 7 March 2023 by Jackie Parsons

By the time I was born She’d already lived through two World Wars And had false teeth and grey hair I saw her often and ate a mountain of her blackcurrant jelly and coconut pyramids But it took many years … Continue reading →

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CHOCOLATE CAKE and ATOM BOMBS (or Less Bombs, More Cake)

Posted on 7 March 2023 by Jackie Parsons

Theoretical physicist Robert Oppenheimer diagnosed with tuberculosis Moves to the high desert country of New Mexico to recuperate. Two months before the US enters World War II Franklin D Roosevelt approves the development of the atom bomb And is of … Continue reading →

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The Mary’s

Posted on 27 October 2022 by Jackie Parsons

Brick built, Victorian, four storeys high, black iron grilles covering the windows It stood in the shadow of the stone built Islington Town Hall Even then William Tyndale primary school felt like an ancient monument. When I joined, it was … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow’s Here Right Now

Posted on 23 August 2022 by Jackie Parsons

Headingley Lit Fest invited the Alison Taft creative writing class I was part of, to write for the festival on the theme of surviving. I thought the ideas I had were going nowhere until I realised I had the song … Continue reading →

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