For the past three days I have been editing the final chapter of ‘The Penguin Variations’. So I am finishing it as the year ends. It’s been a good year.
I was at friend’s house the other day and he informed me that some of his friends had recently purchased themselves an oil-less deep fat fryer for Christmas.
Completely brilliant. A procession of unusual, startling images that have absolute clarity in their absurdity. And I've seen the wolves, they're at the end of the pier, dancing a slow waltz while sucking on popsicles.
It's a great first line.
Posted on Mon, 30 Mar 2020
It's a great first line. Because everything builds and develops from there.
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Completely brilliant. A
Posted on Sat, 28 Mar 2020
Completely brilliant. A procession of unusual, startling images that have absolute clarity in their absurdity. And I've seen the wolves, they're at the end of the pier, dancing a slow waltz while sucking on popsicles.
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Agree with all of the above.
Posted on Fri, 27 Mar 2020
Agree with all of the above. Inspired concise storytelling. Fabulous. And it would make a great little film in itself.
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Enjoyed this.
Posted on Mon, 23 Mar 2020
Enjoyed this.
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I would love someone to
Posted on Mon, 23 Mar 2020
I would love someone to 'weave sunbeams' and 'streak radioactive across purpled midnights'. What lovely words.
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Beautiful and sad. Drew.
Posted on Sun, 22 Mar 2020
Beautiful and sad. Drew.
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I did!
Posted on Sun, 22 Mar 2020
I did!
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A really beautiful poem for
Posted on Sun, 22 Mar 2020
A really beautiful poem for our times.
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Last week's dystopian fantasy
Posted on Fri, 20 Mar 2020
Last week's dystopian fantasy is this week's autobiography. And I like how it contain's a faux autobiography within it.
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A very calm precise poem, and
Posted on Tue, 17 Mar 2020
A very calm precise poem, and wise words in light of the current panic stations.
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