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Neural Addiction

Henry BladonJuly 2, 2020

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Neural Addiction

written by: Henry Bladon

First a burst of light
blinding the horizon,
then the collision
of supercharged forces
blending
swirls of attraction
into mass clouds
of neural addiction,
ending
in a supernova
of smoky sadness.

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Henry Bladon

Henry is a writer of all types of fiction based in Somerset in the UK. He has a PhD in creative writing from the University of Birmingham and runs a writing support group for people with mental health issues. His work has been in entropy, 50WordStories, Bloodaxe, The Ekphrastic Review, thedrabble and FridayFlashFiction among other places.

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Neural Addiction - July 2, 2020
The Night and The Kiss - May 20, 2020
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Bridie Murphy

Bridie is just a wife, mother and grandmother who loves to write. She is a retired teacher and is also a busy photographer. She lives with her husband in the countryside in west Limerick. Her late dad was a popular and successful poet and author. She discovered that she had a flair for writing following retirement when life slowed down a little. She was encouraged by family members to develop this hidden gift. As grandchildren arrived she was inspired to write about experiences with them and has had articles and poems published in local newspapers and journals. She is working towards publishing a book of her writings in the near future.

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