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Gus and his mate Mark: A short story by Lissa Evans

A short story by Lissa Evans

18 December 2021

9:00 AM

18 December 2021

9:00 AM

‘I’ve just seen a wen,’ said Gus, returning from the toilets.

‘A what?’

‘A wen. It’s a benign thing, I can’t remember the proper name for it. It looked like a button mushroom growing out of this bloke’s head. Really hard not to stare.’

‘A wen,’ repeated Mark, broodingly. ‘I’ve never even heard of it.

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