In winter we hunker. Inhaling and exhaling are acts of faith throughout these dormant months. Our breath is the only thing, apart from time, which goes forward and runs on ahead, with or without us.
Pauline Masurel read Fledglings at the Priston Festival in September 2024.
Her short story Trick or Treat? was broadcast on BBC Radios Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire on Upload in November 2023.