154 x 228mm, 239 pages, Black & white printing, Perfect bound, Softcover, 2023

Forgotten Dreams is the first print collection of Colette Coen’s work, bringing together material previously published in magazines and online. In the title story, Johnny bets his future on a horse race, while Sissy and Alec take a chance online in ‘DateNight’ and ‘Pictures on a Wall’. Nostalgia for a 1970s childhood is evoked in ’Five and Day’ and ‘The Empty Pillowcase’, while modern concerns feature in ‘Brightly Coloured Jewels’ and ‘WhatsAppening’. There is a dash of crime in ‘Platform Souls’, and a fairy tale, ‘Crooked’, where the beautiful princess is taken into the woods to be treated for scoliosis.

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