Black cursive lettering tattoo of a short word on the inner wrist, shown in a close-up photograph.

Cursive word tattoo on the inner wrist

Lettering · Other · Black and grey · Photo

A close-up photograph of a small black tattoo of a short word written in joined, handwritten-style cursive on the inner wrist. The linework is thin and even with little shading, and the lettering is centred across the wrist. The skin is pale and the background is dark and softly out of focus.

Lettering Fine line Other Script Cursive Word Lettering

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A story inspired by this tattoo · fiction

Dear Nell, the tide came up under the pier again last night and took the bench with Dad's name carved on it, so you needn't write to ask whether the crossing was rough. It was. Mrs Penhallow sends her regards and a jar of quince jelly that the cat has already opened twice, so mind the lid when it reaches you.

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You'll remember the word we made up when we were girls, the one nobody else could say without laughing. I tried it on the harbour master this morning, leaning over his counter with the ferry timetable in my hand. Ehba, I said, quite serious. He looked at me as if I'd sneezed and asked whether I wanted the timetable or a doctor.

The brown envelope from the council came on Tuesday too. They want the cottage cleared by Michaelmas, and the man who writes their letters has never once spelled my surname correctly. I sat on the step with it for an hour, watching the gulls fight over a crust on the wall, and I found I could not be angry about it. Everything I own fits in two trunks and a box of your old drawings, which is more than most people manage.

If you come on the Thursday boat, bring the blue kettle and nothing else. Write back with the word in your own hand, so I know you haven't forgotten it. Ehba, and I'll know it's you at the rail before you've even waved.