The Outrun

by Amy Liptrot

People who were the coolest at their provincial disco or the cleverest in their school class are out-styled and outsmarted. Given a few titbits, like an internship or a good party weekend, they decide to make the move.

London

‘I am shining a light over the city for you. Stay warm, keep safe, wherever you are.’

Short-term weather forecasting is best done by looking out of the window

aint thst the truth. ioften say inevents.

an anemometer on a post at ten metres height, the Met standard, measures winds; a beautiful device that looks like a crystal ball records sunshine.

this book keeps getting sexier.

People like to tell me I’m looking ‘well’ but there are late hours alone when my heart is an open wound and I wonder if the pain will ever stop brimming fresh.

succinct

They show Dad maps and, with the suggestion of large sums of money floating in the air, explain their plans.

Local Hero's plot

Drinking solves nothing. Afterwards, the problems are still there.

Amen