Pride short story: The Mark of Difference, by Kel Menton
#Pride 2021 fiction: “I don t think I’ve met a trans person before,” begins the tale of Mal, as they meet Ruby for the first time There are moments when the claustrophobia constricts and the air leaves my lungs; this inescapable system that has contaminated every thought I have. Artwork: By Danny Foley, illustrating Kel Menton s short story The Mark of Difference .
Sat, 24 Jul, 2021 - 20:48
A short story Kel Menton
“I don t think I’ve met a trans person before.”
Mal paused for the briefest second. Ireland was waist-deep in summer, and to celebrate the few weeks left before they began their first year at university, Mal and their friends had decided to drink lukewarm beer and struggle to work a barbecue they had found in Lidl.