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The Pick of the Bunch, by Ivor Slipper  [message #71782] Tue, 02 August 2016 10:32 Go to previous message
Jolyon Lewes

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I want to draw readers' attention to this very poignant short story by Ivor Slipper, who drew his inspiration from a picture he recently posted on 'Total Inspiration.' The picture is here:

http://forum.iomfats.org/t/8824/#page_top

The story concerns a boy called Jake who sees a French boy at his school being bullied and wades in to defend him. Jake befriends the boy, whom he calls Ren, and a tender relationship begins to form. There are problems to come, however and these are described with great sensitivity, leading to a conclusion that beautifully invokes the picture and gives the title its double-meaning. I challenge any reader to finish this story with dry eyes.

Here is the story:

http://iomfats.org/storyshelf/hosted/ivor-slipper/shorts/the -pick-of-the-bunch.html

Jolyon

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