Cherrypicked stories
Rhyme of the Drunken Mariners.
The Rhyme of the Drunken Mariners. Are we sitting comfortably? If yes then I’ll begin. To tell a tale so tall and tough your head and tongue will spin. Two sailors sat and sung a song
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- 517 reads
The Day I Asked Blake Morrison If He Raced Pigeons
The day I asked Blake Morrison if he raced pigeons, there was a bad vibe in the tiny Goldsmith’s classroom, University of London. There was no air. The windows were shut and the blinds were closed.
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- 7191 reads
Me and Mickie Proofs
I had an email from the publisher telling me the proofs for ‘Me and Mickie James’ are bac
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- 2394 reads
Pilgrims 1 : Ritter
Do the right thing.
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Laura Brown
Laura Brown Whoever you fuck on the way to the top Will make you cry when you’ve arrived So this one’s for Laura Brown My first proper girlfriend she had one of those faces
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A Tale of Two Kingdoms
Once upon a time there were two kingdoms, and each had two castles... A long story, but in four easily digestible parts. See if you can guess the twist in the tale.
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- 1683 reads
Intelligent animals
The pigs are happy and we cannot understand why.
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The Betrayal
I ring the doorbell and wait. It’s a moment or two before Helen’s voice crackles onto the intercom, croaky, posh. She buzzes me in and I go through to her flat.
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The River
At a distance I know it's you, even though the shadows on your face fall differently then last I looked upon them. When times were a solid bright white or dark, was when we were at our best.
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- 838 reads
Wee
On the first page of ‘The Penguin Variations’ a character has a wee. He is trying to help save the world so he doesn’t flush the toilet. I saw this on a programme on tv.
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- 1041 reads
End of a Love Affair
How would she survive without him?
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- 1545 reads
Limassol Lions
Beasts in the night... clubs.
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- 1190 reads
OK Alone
Someone invites you, a drink their house for seven and you take it there'll be cocktails, a tray with olives - not your thing but a dip for the pits, Mexican ware.
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Farewell, Jonathan.
Jonathan, you have been my mate Ooh, for about 5 minutes now But it is time to part ways, my friend We must be as the proverbial Twilight boats sailing towards A new dawn, the grit of nostalgia
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- 824 reads
6d Dreadfuls (Edit)
things change... and sometimes for the better
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Welcome to France!
And for the rest of that week, When phones went bleep,
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THE DANCE
I see her dance beside the hotel’s swimming pool. A fitness instructor shrieks out commands. A stocky fellow on a rickety stool nurses his whisky and tries to avert his glance.
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- 900 reads
Ayvalik
A Hotel in Turkey wishing for some stars
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- 2243 reads