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My stories

Pants!

So the proofs for Me and Mickie James have arrived.
Cherry

Me and Mickie Proofs

I had an email from the publisher telling me the proofs for ‘Me and Mickie James’ are bac
Cherry

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.

Cover Story

One of my favourite books, ‘Death and The Penguin’ I bought because I liked the cover.
Cherry

The Suitcase

University had cleared me out. I had debts towering over me like obelisks and only two pairs of underpants left. I wore them on alternate weekdays, inside-out at weekends.

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311 of my comments have received 335 Great Feedback votes

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Really beautiful again. 

Posted on Tue, 18 Feb 2020

Really beautiful again. 

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Yes, I've had some one night

Posted on Mon, 17 Feb 2020

Yes, I've had some one night stands like that. Long time ago. And now I'd prefer a mudskipper, being immersed in all things aquatic. I might put one in the aquarium. 
 

Love the poem  

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I love the circularity of

Posted on Sun, 02 Feb 2020

I love the circularity of this one. 

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Posted in Eel

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Just my opinion, but that

Posted on Thu, 30 Jan 2020

Just my opinion, but that looks loads better. And, in line three, call him FF, then it's clear who he is from the beginning. (That's right, isn't it?)

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I liked it. Although it's

Posted on Thu, 30 Jan 2020

I liked it. Although it's confusing. I'd lose the asterisks, as I think it'd flow better without. And the first time I read it I assumed he was one of the bank robbers... maybe that's just me. 
 

Coincidentally I read a Clemens Meyer...

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Yes it is. Great, isn't it? 

Posted on Thu, 30 Jan 2020

Yes it is. Great, isn't it? 

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Really great story. Thanks

Posted on Tue, 28 Jan 2020

Really great story. Thanks for sharing. Like an updated version of one of those stories you'd read in a magazine. 

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Posted in The Opposite Effect (3)

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Well written. Good twist in

Posted on Tue, 28 Jan 2020

Well written. Good twist in the middle there. Wasn't expecting that . 

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Bit strange is perfect for me

Posted on Mon, 27 Jan 2020

Bit strange is perfect for me. And I like that your poems have a specific style - they are very you, your voice - good I think when you are putting a collection together. 

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I love this one too. To

Posted on Mon, 27 Jan 2020

I love this one too. To describe a person as a mole is unusual but fits perfectly and then you carry it on through the whole poem. And what you say is true - if we burrow ourselves our reality does become distorted, and memories invade...

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