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Fiction

Sarah Hall

A Balloon Ride: a new short story by Sarah Hall

Helm is a wild, mischievous wind that has blown across the Cumbrian fells since the dawn of time, without human company. But now a gravity-defying invention is intruding on its territory for the first time – and its excitable passengers believe they are unobserved. Helm, however, sees everything…

Sat 19 Jul 2025

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