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THE OFFICE WORKER
She steps out First cigarette break of the day! It is noon. Dove grey clouds. Her pussy-bow blouse! Dappled in dusty rays of sun. She inhales the...
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Eggs and Baskets, or Basket Case
Tulip mania abound. London parks are riotious with colour and homelessness. I: alone hit the town. Crisp air, therefore I am wearing my fur coat...
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A Song for Kenny Novel (Part 5)
AREN’T YOU MY FRIEND? "Hello … Larry?" "Yes?" "It's me." "Kenny? I didn't recognize your voice on the phone. Got a cold or something?" "No." "Well,...
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Mudcheck
Beneath an impossibly high corrugated ceiling, Muskrat’s boots crush bits of broken bottles, a sinister punctuation for every step. We pass Harleys,...
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Sooz 8
Eddie was half-pissed after four pints. He been drinking and not sleeping. Badger flung them back and went up to the bar for more as if he’d taken a...
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A Ghazal
My first attempt at this poetic form.
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The Three Halves of Martyn Manning-Chapter Twenty: Paradise By The Dashboard Light? - Part Two
She took one step across the threshold then immediately stopped. Apart from the dull light from the office behind her the place where she was now...
The Three Halves of Martyn Manning-Chapter Twenty: Paradise By The Dashboard Light? - Part One
By the time she got back to the playing fields she’d just about calmed down. All that was left of the bonfire by now were dull red embers and all she...
A Song for Kenny Novel (Part 4)
A POOR LOSER Kenny and Troy came to this special spot for some serious fishing. Saturday fun time was their reward for surviving a whole week of...
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Mother Of Deep Sleep
, Mother Of Deep Sleep By Paul McCann Mother of deep sleep ‘ erase from my mind all the unkind people who harmed me in days gone past . Mother of...
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The Mythicals - 2: a study of grief
an experimental piece to finish the three poems about death and commemoration
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Martha-The Rewrite Chapter Sixty Eight
“And this is Rory.” I am presented with a skinny boy with blond shoulder length hair, steel rimmed glasses and the longest face I have ever seen. I...
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Flight
Flight (05.05.2021) I have not used my wings in a long time. Stiff, wrinkled things, they do not look divine; black and shrivelled, they lie dormant...
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Martha-The Rewrite Chapter Sixty Seven
There’s a photograph of me, mum and dad on the beach somewhere, in some other time. It might be Frinton, it might be late eighties. It looks sandy in...
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Martha-The Rewrite Chapter Sixty Six
The posh pub has a long shiny bar, rustic tables, an endless line of beautiful young staff, amazing food, even if it’s all served on slates and the...
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Pebble
Sometimes the simplest things are the most complicated. image from freeimages.com free for non-commercial use
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"Willow's Tail" 6
The door bell rang as Perfidia was passing the front door, not seeing Martha nearby she shrugged and opened it, and promptly froze. “Mr. Appleton?”...
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Chris Alexander 1958-2009 RIP.
Gordy reminded me of the time Chris Alexander got lifted. He’d been coming back from the Boilermakers on Dumbarton Road, Chris was always a smart...
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Lightning Bolt
A man was too drunk to give his son a ride. Lightning struck his only son and he died. He drank too much and his son had to walk to his friend's...
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