Cherrypicked stories
The pause before the jump (part 4)
Some time later, we were sitting at the terrace of a café. The light of day was gradually receding, and the shadows had grown long, and the last...
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On the High Street
It looks different at Christmas... I think we all know why...
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TOTEMS
a multitude of totems spaced out even in a row with new ones still created as the need for them would grow . the people in the village in the county...
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They call me the Portal
“…Blood-shot, your eyes drop, And the skin's all wearin' thin. There's no one here to tell you 'bout the depth of the water, Or the trouble that you'...
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Rules Are Rules.
A short extract from something much, much longer that i've been working on. Our family have rules. And they’re simple rules. You hurt us and we’ll...
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Albatross
So I went on this poetry course, and wrote a sonnet to my house. As you do.
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The Shadow
Target acquired, silence essential. I observe the back of the house from here concealed by this bush. I am a master of stealth, and shadows are my...
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The Ghost of Henry Snarkville Walks Worcester By Night
A poem, written for performance, about Worcester and the legacy of the English Civil War.
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Downpour(III:6) The Cavalry
6. The Cavalry Gabriel led them down the winding spiral staircase and into the shop landing. “As I said, you are lucky that he is so close, or you...
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That Bloody Woman
Written for a The Global Cafe Poetry Slam final with the theme of "Idioms and Idiots".
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Last Train To Memphis.
There was something about the old guy sitting at the corner table of Max’s Diner. Something that the owner couldn’t quite put his finger on. He’d...
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Old Crow
Old crow Sits on a fence It has no opinion Waiting for a friend Who’s flying late Probably the fog The bark of a dog Has no fear When you have wings...
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The pause before the jump (part 3)
I was waiting for her in front of the station. As always, she was late. she’d told me once that punctuality was the shameful confession of a profound...
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The Tenants Of Fell End Farm Part Seven
This is a story about a young farmer who takes in a destitute girl at the time of the abdication of Edward the VIII and the realisation that war might be imminent. It deals with attitudes to war and the morality of the times.
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Journey to Minneapolis
Sun bright misty morning Coasting through the goods yards, yawning Into long necked bottles, Coffee cups. Blue smoke rings Catching words like...
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Sparrow
A tiny baby sparrow, you stole my heart. Both of us, brand new, mother and child, you knew what to do, I had no clue. Sipping sweetly, delicate,...
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The pause before the jump (part 2)
*/ Sometime later, I was sitting in the grass with Sam. He was trying to roll a cigarette, but his hands were shaking pretty badly. He was on some...
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The Tenants Of Fell End Farm Part Six
This is a story about a young farmer who takes in a destitute girl at the time of the abdication of Edward the VIII and the realisation that war might be imminent. It deals with attitudes to war and the morality of the times.
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The Tenants Of Fell End Farm Part Five
This is a story about a young farmer who takes in a destitute girl at the time of the abdication of Edward the VIII and the realisation that war might be imminent. It deals with attitudes to war and the morality of the times.
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The Tenants Of Fell End Farm Part Four
This is a story about a young farmer who takes in a destitute girl at the time of the abdication of Edward the VIII and the realisation that war might be imminent. It deals with attitudes to war and the morality of the times.
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