STORY STARTER
Write two or three short letters exchanged between ex-lovers who still have feelings for one another.
Letter-writing may not be as common now, but don’t feel that you have to stick to a historical setting. What do they say to each other, and what do they leave unsaid?
for you, only you
I dreamt last night
I saw you on the streets
Of the city
In which once we lived
And maybe loved
Though it’s hard to know
From this distance
I heard last night
As if from behind my shoulder
A whisper
And I knew at once
This echo of you
Though it’s hard to know
In this instance
I tilt my head
Tell myself I feel your breath caress
My neck
In that sweet spot
Where you favoured flirting
But it’s hard to know
In your absence