‘Afon Elan’ by Melanie Marshall

Shall we go? Plateau of slate slides and gorse flumes perpendicular. The house is at the bottom key safe code 1412, squeak open the door to range black, lit after much puffing and kindling, warming the kettle and Bara Brith for afters with bathtub vista of watery ewes. Evening plunges. Shall we go to…