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This was a delight to receive.  The author, an American living in Argentina,  tells us that there was a sliver of truth in the tale that unfolds.  The image of the classroom from the perspective of a young student is realistic enough for the reader to be seated in the same room, and tensions that develop cause you to stifle your own hiccups!  We all agreed – this is a great story to read and, in less than 1000 words, something we might well develop into a teaching resource kit.  Anyone want to help?

Fitch

Fire Balloons is our first short story.  It is by Rich Michaels, who lives in Wales.  Do you think there is a Celtic flavour to the story?  It certainly has some moments where a sense of otherwordlyness impinges on a more tangible world.  Or is it simply a story of three children on the border with adulthood who are starting a period of self-discovery?

Fitch