Cherrypicked stories
Nostalgia Comp
The Flight Back. Was that you at the airport? The back of your head, the model’s walk of nonchalance and the designer suitcase - compliments of Mastercard?
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- 1067 reads
Naked Tea
A chance meeting with William Burroughs in Fortnum and Mason's tea room.
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- 3779 reads
Mr Bleaney (pre-visited)
Mr Bleaney bagged the latex jumpsuit And stashed the hold-all in the usual hedge. Pushing open the guesthouse door his stoop returned. He tripped slightly on the wedge
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- 401 reads
Eternity AM
Throughout the morning, a woman learns to listen through her baby's ears.
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- 559 reads
Seventh Circle
In Hell, We plunged arms Elbow deep into the firelake And pulled out black scarecrow limbs That dripped like toffee apples And fizzled like crack spoons. On burnt twig digits
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- 2149 reads
My life as a frog
I was a precocious child. I went straight from Peter and Jane to Lady Windermere’s Fan. Of course I returned later to Enid Blyton but it was with a certain aesthetic detachment.
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- 1066 reads
OB - Odd Ball
Enjoy reading? There can be more to it than meets the eye.
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- 1956 reads
Leaf Fall
The remaining leaves on the trees disappeared overnight
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Endogenous Zone
Endogenous Zone All we can do is sit publicly, politely tuck into a downstairs deep corner of a wine bar, or a pub so basic it has straw on the floor and welcoming anonymous gloom
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- 4782 reads
Five hours in an airport waiting lounge
How to fill the time?
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- 694 reads
Shaving Monkeys
I hate shaving monkeys but someone’s got to do it. The monkeys aren’t going to shave themselves. Even if they were smart enough there would still be some spots that they just couldn’t reach.
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- 3528 reads
It Was All A Dream
It all started in a relatively low-key way. Gossip rags got excited about celebrities sleeping with unlikely people.
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- 870 reads
Eight letters, Starting with M...
I sit back down to do the crossword in G2. I’ve been stuck on six down all morning. Eight letters, starting with M: The quality of being in accord with standards of right or good conduct.
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- 1590 reads
The joys of American motels
Ever stayed in a really grotty motel? Sometimes it doesn't matter what the room's like
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- 1843 reads
One night stand
It wasn't meant to last
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- 861 reads
Break Me Gently (A poem inspired by song by Doves and a break up)
Breaking you gently; The more gentle I am The more you break. I have crushed you with my kindness Not understanding Cruelty As kindness. I continued to squeeze until you
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- 867 reads
Dolly
A Dixie darling making it anyway she can on the streets of Los Angeles finds hope in the midst of squalor.
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- 1753 reads
Blood Meridian
I know these things today. They take years to heal, to unravel. Most afflictions, are a ticking clock. As a child, in the beginning, he was my hero. He could make me laugh,
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- 1172 reads