The Half-crown
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by Claudia Murray (Winner of the Elsie Locke Writing Prize 2010)
Times are tough, and a half-crown is a precious find.
I could see my breath clearly in the cold Canterbury air. The frozen gravel crackled under my worn-out shoes as I walked the road that would lead me to school.
Revised edition: August 2022