This week I received the cover for ‘Me and Mickie James’. I was surprised. I was expecting a picture. Instead it is covered in writing, front and back. Also it’s black.
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.
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Agree with the above and I
Posted on Mon, 30 Mar 2020
Agree with the above and I mentioned before that we live in strange times when what would have been fiction is now our reality. The clip I love too... the words all the more poignant than ever. Someone at work said to me yesterday that when all...
I liked this - quickly sets the scene, and I like the way it pans out with the phone call. Couple of tiny things. 'fuck you quickly' needs some punctuation. Because I just read it as 'fuck you quickly'. An exclamation mark after 'fuck'? ...
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.
Agree with the above and I
Posted on Mon, 30 Mar 2020
Agree with the above and I mentioned before that we live in strange times when what would have been fiction is now our reality. The clip I love too... the words all the more poignant than ever. Someone at work said to me yesterday that when all...
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I liked this - quickly sets
Posted on Mon, 30 Mar 2020
I liked this - quickly sets the scene, and I like the way it pans out with the phone call. Couple of tiny things. 'fuck you quickly' needs some punctuation. Because I just read it as 'fuck you quickly'. An exclamation mark after 'fuck'? ...
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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.
Read full commentPosted in A naked boulevardian
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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