unheeled

Then he gave Thekla one of the surprises of her life; he rose from his chair, he walked in his shuffling, unheeled slippers across the room to where the old woman sat; he put one arm on the back of the chair and stiffly bent over her and kissed her.

Stories of a western town 1893

Then he gave Thekla one of the surprises of her life; he rose from his chair, he walked in his shuffling, unheeled slippers across the room to where the old woman sat; he put one arm on the back of the chair and stiffly bent over her and kissed her.

Stories of a Western Town Octave Thanet 1892

paperloud whisperthin kisshushed dewclean oh, you ink beneath skin grit between toes lipbitten tonguelicked unheeled unmoored oh, you gate without a door oh, you lock without a key

Questions on Unbinding a Girl Kirsty Logan 2011