Cherrypicked stories
Dirty Cash
DIRTY CASH Some things in life you do purely for the money. And the moment she agreed to it, Rose knew that this was going to be one of those things...
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- 430 reads
Chapter 20: Mr Score goes up in the world
In 20 Twittington Street, Mr Score was busy having his breakfast. Twenty small items as usual, of course. The meal comprised: 1 x small glass of...
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- 1045 reads
C ~ I have it by the coat-tails
In his third letter, Sisyphus appears to have finally arrived at his introduction
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- 1092 reads
V ~ Raggo
This was heavily reworked as a Caligula poem for the book.
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- 1103 reads
D: The Russian Guard
He stood between me and the Kremlin, a thousand years of history and Putin his responsibility. He wanted to see what was in my pockets and I somehow...
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- 1205 reads
Docile
This is a rambling piece about me and being bullied.
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- 541 reads
Fighting Back
This is about fighting back against bullies.
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- 441 reads
History
A bit about my relationship with my dad. Some memories.
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- 594 reads
White Noise
A bit more about my condition, and a bit of a rant.
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- 573 reads
Bleeding
This was written after a severe bout of self harm.
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- 467 reads
Parity
A story of Self-Injury and twisted love.
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- 517 reads
Y) Sugardoves
I am a sugardove, magic bullet from a gun. Napkin through a diamond ring. Front page of a magazine, wedding cake and champagne scene. still you try...
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- 792 reads
X) Till Young Men Exit
I take lime &; lemon tea, a zip of citrus will brighten up the day for me. - Don't chide me girl. Thin black ties, and armbands as if we are all...
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- 728 reads
Eyes are the Scouts
I am not the same as you, valentine I ignore the data emissions, the goosebumpin' stream of information packets received by the mainframe, and...
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- 681 reads
P ~ The object of envy
Into the more loose, lean throwaway realms of the 'Hats Off' collection
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- 1015 reads
A) To the sea (part 1)
Not many families still go on holiday together at our age, but everyone needs holidays, and we have no one else to go with, though Dad and Terry...
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- 686 reads
A= The Big Downstairs 1
Um, magic, soup and magpies.
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- 1222 reads
R - Multiple Identities
It all makes logical sense in the fools game !
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- 627 reads
Tobacco Will Kill Me, Yet!
Lung Cancer is not the only killer, when it comes to smoking.
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- 472 reads
Billy and Fritz
The first three chapters of a book I am writing to make children aware of languages
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- 515 reads
Sea Monkeys Have Criminal Tendencies
They look like such nice, docile creatures on the package. Don't be fooled!
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- 3435 reads
Knowing Your Place
An orphan learns about life the hard way (contains Scottish dialect!)
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- 703 reads
I - The flasher episode
Joe Hell &; Henstoat go in search of the famous flasher
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- 1039 reads
V is for 20:20 Vision
Sometimes seeing isn't believing
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- 827 reads
Strange Stories, Amazing Facts
Strange Stories, Amazing Facts... Furious Futures We were living through dangerous times, I told my friends. Margaret Thatcher was in No 10, and the...
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- 756 reads
G - At Alfredo's
I must be a whore where it comes to hairdressers...
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- 1679 reads
The spitting Pig 2002.
A fictional review of a real event that I actually attended some years ago.
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- 1902 reads
J - The contempt of some old men
A flase encounter between aged critics and burning youth
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- 1109 reads
Mr Smith
A man is offered anything he wants for his soul, but refuses to sell no matter how bad things get.
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- 1941 reads
Depression
...until my eyes close, I'll be drowning in grey...
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- 683 reads
No Stars For The Eclipse
More interesting work was being done at the Electric Circus in the '60s.
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- 1335 reads
Born to Wear a Hole in the Carpet
An old woman remembers her grandson and talks about her carpet inspections.
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- 745 reads
Walking Away
Walking Away. And you sit there, explaining to me how you and your delightful little woman met. But I'm too busy watching the way your hand is on her...
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- 1089 reads
Death of a moose
The stream refreshes him, Slowing the thumping of his heart And soothing his bloodied leg. He hears a sharp crack Ring out around the valley And...
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- 518 reads
The Watchers
THE WATCHERS Through the forest he silently shifted His horse leaving the cobble stone track, To the soft supple ground his horse wandered Leaving...
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- 481 reads
Z - Twenty
I can see it now, in the small room, no noise but the trees outside making a sound like crumpled banknotes. It was during the first year after I...
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- 3337 reads
A - Madame Slitter
An answer to a long-asked question: who is Madame Slitter&;#063;
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- 1192 reads
Time For Truth - July 22 2002
06.52 am I fed the cats about 6.17, two minutes after waking up and stumbling downstairs because it is Monday again and I have to go to work. Its...
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- 890 reads
UNDER-ACHIEVER AND THE SEXUAL HEALER.
A mongrel with a bone.
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- 850 reads
Rebecca
Art is in the hands of the beholder; A short TV play
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- 1045 reads
The Meadowlark Learns To Sing
How the meadowlark learned to sing her own unique song.
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- 1660 reads
S: the screaming of milotchka stitch
a slightly tasteless puppet-show in 7 parts
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- 560 reads
Y - I slay tyrants in my sleep
Another edited one.
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- 1084 reads
X - Lost love affairs
My affairs with past enemies, laid bare. Oh yeah.
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- 1006 reads
Who Do You Want To Sue Today&;#063;
Jenn spouts off on ridiculous litigation.
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- 612 reads
What day is it&;#063;
A terrible one of course
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- 1004 reads
Vegemite: Sticky Black Goo or Ambrosia&;#063;
No matter how you look at it, Vegemite arouses strong opinions in those who have tried it.
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- 1278 reads
S 7/18/02
Work Diary, 7/18/02 This weekend I'm going camping at a place called "Jumbo Reservoir." Quite possibly it's where old elephants go to die, but more...
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- 907 reads
Butterflies and black holes
What relevance has science to real life&;#063; I met her in a supermarket.
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- 973 reads
Moriarty Spams Again
Life is too short to fill it up with Urban Legend email. Stop it!
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- 785 reads
Z) He Crept Down The Stairs.
Sometimes it's easier to turn a blind eye.
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- 874 reads
Ladies of the shingle
Given the title 'Torquay' in the book. Much edited.
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- 1269 reads
The dust cellar
Another early version. Workshopped it with Bernadine Evaristo.
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- 1118 reads
Duz Speeling End Gramer Kountz&;#063;
Are you guilty of any of these errors&;#063;
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- 685 reads
Scavenging for Souls
A lonely man searches for souls in the ruins of buildings
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- 629 reads
Faith Healer (I have no faith)
Skin defines the boundary. Perception and perception rent and when i am an old lady bent, over and walking , (the weight of a platinum watch a burden now)
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- 2130 reads
Blocking Software: Political Agendas For Sale!
That blocking software comes complete with a political agenda. Do you REALLY want that&;#063;
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- 991 reads