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Nia Morais
Artes Mundi 9 JournalStill Life
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I used to sit in the room above Blue Banana
looking out over Fore Street, as the lady clamped
my earlobes, came close with the needle, asking me to
exhale. I used to hurry home as the blood welled in my new piercings.
In the mirror above the sink, I used to waver:
a match at the moment of flame.
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Nia Morais
Nia Morais is a writer and playwright from Cardiff. She is interested in short story, audio drama, fantasy and horror genres. Nia is a Welsh-Cape Verdean writer who recently graduated with a Master’s in Creative Writing from Cardiff University. In autumn of 2020 she released her first audio drama, Crafangau, with Sherman Theatre, which was re-written as a live show for the Summer of Smiles Festival this summer. Her work usually focuses on themes of identity and survival.Read more
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