Patience Mackarness
Patience Mackarness is a flash fiction and short story writer.
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Patience Mackarness is semi-retired and lives in France with her husband. She writes partly in a farm cottage and partly in an elderly VW camper van.
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Horseplay
Published Aug 27, 2019 · 557 words (3 minutes) · 137 views
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Inspired by a celebrated work of art, a group of schoolgirls speculate about sexual experience.
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The Music Tree
Published Aug 27, 2019 · 752 words (3 minutes) · 92 views
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Musician Uncle Fred has been buried in his garden, and an apple tree planted on the grave by his family. But the fruit it bears one summer is not what they expected. Originally published by Peacock Journal (strapline: 'Beauty First') in 2018.
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Lost Time
Published Aug 17, 2019 · 398 words (2 minutes) · 4 likes · 333 views
Ever since her husband’s death, an old woman has been behaving more and more oddly. But after she disappears for three days and turns up barefoot in the woods, her adult children decide it’s time to put their foot down—only to discover their mother is full of surprises. Kick off your weekend with this quick, light-hearted piece by Patience Mackarness, a semi-retired author living in France, where she often writes flash fiction from her antique VW camper van.
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Joy, 1980
Published Jul 4, 2019 · 336 words (2 minutes) · 76 views
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A street evangelist and a young theology student with extremely unspiritual concerns clash on a city street.
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The Voice of God
Published Jul 4, 2019 · 649 words (3 minutes) · 121 views
Some big questions - and unexpected answers - from the mouth of a six-year-old. First published by Every Day Fiction in 2018.
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The Oldest Profession
Published Jul 4, 2019 · 780 words (3 minutes) · 131 views
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A woman's life is changed by an encounter in a 2000-year-old brothel. Published by Every Day Fiction.
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Family Planning
Published Apr 4, 2019 · 657 words (3 minutes) · 159 views
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