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Saturday at 8
I can see my breath. Float out, then disappear. My hands are cold and my face. I have gloves on and hands in puffer jacket pockets, a...

Kate Atkinson
Mar 16, 20202 min read
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Tracing Ranges
Maybe now as the stars blink, and slowly open their eyes, they’re shining a little bit of light on us. After the sun has sunk below the...

Kate Atkinson
Feb 22, 20201 min read
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Dark In My Room
After reading some of A.A Milne’s poems, I wrote this little piece about lying in bed in the dark, trying to go to sleep at night, so far...

Kate Atkinson
Dec 30, 20191 min read
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Sand
By me and my friend Nadia Lots of sand, in my hair, in my knickers, everywhere. In the shower it drains away, a reminder of my swim...

Kate Atkinson
Dec 28, 20191 min read
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Ribbons
Tui and Hana always took the bus home. They walked to the corner of Greer and Pennydale in the morning and split off, Tui left, Hana...

Kate Atkinson
Dec 2, 20195 min read
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Off into the world
My time at NPGHS has come to an end and it couldn’t have been better! So here’s a few thoughts... And in this world Where sometimes it...

Kate Atkinson
Nov 7, 20191 min read
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Plot Pursuit
Plonked down in my seat, staring out the window longingly, hoping one will come swooping down out of the sky and hit me in the face....

Kate Atkinson
Apr 27, 20192 min read
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A Frend for Babby Kaingaroo
(A Friend for Baby Kangaroo) You're in for a treat! I have found my writing books from primary school. I will be posting some of my...

Kate Atkinson
Dec 3, 20182 min read
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Perfectly Pink Skies
perfectly pink skies i’m looking at through rose tinted glasses perfectly pink skies fade fade fade to gray to dark gray to black...

Kate Atkinson
Dec 2, 20181 min read
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Bubba's Toothbrush
Mama can you see my shiny teeth do you think they’ll notice that they are brushed, is it hopeless? Mama I think they’ll notice cause my...

Kate Atkinson
Nov 24, 20181 min read
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How to write a poem
Apparently when writing a poem your not ment to make spelling mistakes Also you shouldn’t use excessive, over-the-top, superfluous...

Kate Atkinson
Nov 18, 20181 min read
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Picked in the Crowd
This poor little boy watching the cricket, waiting and hoping for the winning wicket. He sat half in the sun half under a tree, leaning...

Kate Atkinson
Nov 17, 20181 min read
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Chairs
They’re the button scratch, couch hut, hairdressing chairs. There’s another man coming to pick up our chairs. Our scrapbooks. We’re going...

Kate Atkinson
Nov 10, 20181 min read
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Parallel Paths
Seemingly identical men stand, a moment frozen in time. Same suits, same ties, same briefcases, or so it seems… Three men meet at the...

Kate Atkinson
Nov 9, 20185 min read
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