Paul Taylor-McCartney

Paul Taylor-McCartney is a doctoral researcher with Leicester University, following a part-time PhD in Creative Writing. His interests include dystopian studies, children’s literature and initial teacher education. His poetry, short fiction and academic articles have appeared in a range of notable UK and international publications including Aesthetica, The Birmingham Journal of Language and Literature, Education in Practice (National Association of Writers in Education), Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine and Dyst: A literary Journal. He lives and works in Cornwall, (UK).

Loss of Spouse

The Choosing

Air-tight room, Vacuum-sealed, Escape-proof. A few hours of light Before everything succumbs To obscure night, Back-to-back Darkness, Skirting-board to ceiling. I confirm again You’ve gone,

March 4, 2021

Loss of Spouse

Unfinished

marker ribbons of unfinished books; pantry of half-filled cereal packets; freezer of sliced bread, each bleached face quite blank; marmalade jar, a few rinds still

March 3, 2021