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My creative side hustle of sample short stories, poems, non fiction and personal reflections – written under my maiden name Lucy Hodges

Lucy Hodges 29/06/2025 Lucy Hodges 29/06/2025

Baggage

Whoever said that you cease to care what others think of you had never stood in a hotel lobby wearing compression socks.

Lucy Hodges 15/08/2018 Lucy Hodges 15/08/2018

Joelle glanced up as she neared the shallow end for the 49th time. Middle age, mistakes and the slow re‑casting of guilt.