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Anne Goodwin

“I put my eye to the peephole and flick the switch on the wall. Inside the room, the ceiling light beams on the grass-green carpet dotted with daisies and on the three hundred and sixty degree mural in fiery sunrise hues. It picks out the lidded bucket in the far corner and, directly opposite the door, the double mattress marooned in a sea of discarded food packaging and dirty underwear. It traces the curve of your back where you lie beneath the duvet.”

From ‘Underneath’ – included in the showcase

” As something of a TLC junkie, my previous experience of critiques helped me in knowing what to ask for. I can’t emphasise enough how inspired I felt by detailed editorial reports from writers and editors who seemed to get what I was trying to do and had advice on how to make it better.” From the Introduction