Hysteria 1 is an anthology of the winning stories and poems submitted to the Hysteria 2012 Short Story and Poetry writing competition.
Each of these entries reflects a different aspect of the things that are important to women and we share in the up’s and downs of events which span both time and female experience.
We get an insight into what it must be like to lose a child, the rection of a spurned lover, an insight into mariage and the rivalries of school friends that have never quite made it out of the playground.
The poems are equally insightful, sharing the experiences of lost youth and looks; a sense of history in children’s homes and the call to action that asks us to live life to the full, waving our hands in the air.
Contributors and titles are:
A Treat in Store by Moya Poole
Fast and Gula by Lois Elaine Heckman
The Day of the Village Fete by Jane Bean
Spin cycle by Eleanor Smith
One Perfect Day by Penelope Lawrence
‘Wave Your Hands in the Air,’ (Simple Simon said) by Hazel Gee
“My Mother Bids Me Bind My Hair” by Olga Wojtas
Return to the Folk Club by Corrinna Toop
The Last Letter by Margaret Clark
Rhodes House Revisited by Joy Blake
Banana Loaf: A Recipe for Solace by Jayne Thickett
The Secret Life of Teachers by Margaret MacKenzie
Slipping Away by Hayley Staniforth-Room
Dream Lover by Anne Wilson
While I Was Ironing by Alison Wassell
Miracle Cream by Jo Laidlaw
Midsummer’s Eve, 1347 by Tracy Fells
Lady Convolvulus by Abigail Wyatt
Always a Bridesmaid by Gaynor Jones
A Philosophical Roundabout by Christine Djabarouti
Hysteria is an annual competition for women only; it opens on the 1st April each year and closes at midnight on the 31st August. You can find out more about the next competition on the association website at: http://www.hysterectomy-association.o...