Autobiography

Vomit City

Vomit City I was stumbling home the rain had turned to hail. Ahead staggered a woman Spewing in the gutter Looking very pail. So I lifted her from...
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Border Crossing

I was the very first child through the "iron curtain", or so my father assured me, and I believe it to be the case.

Just another night

What was tonight? Whiskey and water. Beer, Cigarette passes between lips. Smoke inhaled. Scared of the night. Afraid to leave, Afraid to stay. Lost...

Barfly

I’m a barfly. In bars I fly. I slap tenners On the wet Bar top. People stand clear Waiting for me to flop. But I don’t drop. “Whiskey, double”, “Erm...
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Its Only Life

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Its only life. We flowed down the broken street, feet dropping into holes in the battered, unrepaired, ignored road. Bars and more bars surround us,...

Golden Memories: Tea Rooms and Cafes

On the face of it, tearooms wouldn't seem to be as exciting as nightclubs. Nevertheless, they have their moments too. In the biker years warm cafes...
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Two Cuts

In A Hooded Court

. Paul F. McCann IN A HOODED COURT Who really can say where the hooded men are and what their questioning is trying to prove. With the isolation of...
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Golden Memories: Nightclubs #3

Even though I had two or three favourites, my introversion had the strange effect of compelling me to sample every nightclub opportunity presented to...