Cherrypicked stories
Abaddon - Chapter 7
Penny Simpson’s notes, May 17, 2005
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Quarrel, love and poison
My attempt at this week's inspiration point.
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Half-Forgotten Things.
nostalgia: pain in the neck caused by looking backwards too often. Not suitable for children under 45.
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Hiccups (3) - Symptoms 1 to 3
I hadn’t slept for two nights, so I was bleary eyed, staggering through my work, hiccupping my way through phone calls
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Hiccups (2) - cures 8 to 16
the only ill-judged moment of her life was probably agreeing to go out with me, though don’t quote me on that
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Hiccups (1) - The cures, 1 to 7
breathing in my own exhaled air, which is rich in carbon dioxide
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Roses on the Motel Bed
A poetic memoir of dirty southern abandonment and the allure of the road.
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Old McIvor
Blue slippers lie beside the bed Of old McIvor, long since dead. A briar pipe with twisted stem Stands in a rack with more of them. A silent clock, a bible red, Lie on his locker by the bed,
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The Bard in Brief
IP 21/11/09 About half of them anyway.
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Dirty Pint
A critical and celebratory tale of a forgotten generation.
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The Stretch
A story about the male gaze you never asked for.
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Abaddon - Chapter 6
Penny Simpson’s notes, May 16, 2010
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Abaddon - Chapter 5
Penny Simpson’s notes, May 15, 2010
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Abaddon - Chapter 4
Penny Simpson’s notes, May 14, 2010
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The Scottish Play
IP 20/11/09 Though technically, it was this piece that inspired the inspiration point, if you see what I mean.
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First Christmas
Our first family Christmas in St Cuthbert's Village was probably the most memorable that we ever spent there. We had moved to the village in November 1974 and set about making this place our home.
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Rational Proof?
Science? I prefer it to the alternative... Mutant sonnet.
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Love at first sight
As soon as I saw her standing there I knew I was doomed. I was in love. Don't be ridiculous, that only happens in fiction. Not true!
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Lear in a Nutshell
Current I.P. ;-)
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