Bio
Gareth lives in Wales. He had his first collection published, The Miner, by FutureCycle in 2018. He is currently doing an MFA in Creative Writing at Manchester Met. He has been nominated for Best of the Net. gcwculshaw.moonfruit.com
Gareth Culshaw
Those Two in the Launderette
Her skin was a seed potato with every drag she deflated
herself. The washing machines spun away the clock
tumble dryers grumbled. People came and went,
tipped powder into a drawer, folded clothes for a bag.
She sat in a room at the back while a radio pushed
out songs. Her daughter came too, stacked clothes
and sheets, folded her life into her mother's arms.
Her daughter's skin was fresher, and when she smiled
her cheekbones shouldered up smooth as an apple.