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Steelie 4
Steelie nudged him. ‘Get another round in. Tae even think of Cockeyed Bill’s stink’s making me boak.’ Brodie’s eyes felt heavy. He hadn’t drunk...
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Steelie 3
Brodie said, ‘Well, I’ll be off.’ His American accent no longer bugged Steelie. He warmed to it as he warmed to the troubled man. ‘I’ll no keep yae...
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Steelie 2
The big guy walked back with the drinks in his big hands in a stilted way as if he’d a book on top of his head and he was auditioning for America’s...
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Steelie.
A big guy stood at the pub door like he’d just put on a new suit and didn’t want to get his life creased. He slid into the chair beside Steelie, his...
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Matronage
I met the boy who shat himself years later. Beaky Behan. Not the full shilling. Shit running down his shorts and into his socks and shoes. He...
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those tates have the same
Posted on Fri, 24 Jul 2026
those tates have the same kind of world view as this creepy kid with a knife. well done.
Read full commentPosted in The Way We Heard: That's Not My Name - The Ting Tings - 2008
I've fell asleep on many a
Posted on Fri, 24 Jul 2026
I've fell asleep on many a long and drunken journey. Sometimes even without leaving my bar stool.
Read full commentPosted in The Way We Heard - Killing in the Name
aye, a beastie of burden,
Posted on Wed, 22 Jul 2026
aye, a beastie of burden, eaten alive by the midges of corporate might.
Read full commentPosted in The Drove
ah, inspirational.
Posted on Sat, 18 Jul 2026
ah, inspirational.
Read full commentPosted in Carried
'the kind old sun will know'.
Posted on Thu, 16 Jul 2026
'the kind old sun will know'. We infer to be fair. And never are. I remember the moon being full of Clankers. Those knitted creatures that whistled merrily and were much nicer than us. They had ADHD too, but couldn't spell it. I expect Exxon...
Read full commentPosted in Letter to the Moon
vampires are interesting
Posted on Tue, 14 Jul 2026
vampires are interesting creatures, but not as interesting as humans. I read most of the stuff you mentioned too. Even Dennis Wheatley, which was awful. The film was much better. Whisper it, you got to see an almost naked woman and her boobies....
Read full commentPosted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (30)
I liked the jump. It makes
Posted on Tue, 14 Jul 2026
I liked the jump. It makes sense in so many ways. None of which I understand, of course. But that's grimoire and witches for you
Read full commentPosted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (29)
I've been with the crew the
Posted on Fri, 10 Jul 2026
I've been with the crew the whole ten yards and more. You kept the score. Well done.
Read full commentPosted in The Less Miserables Lose the Park (3)
the gang is all here and
Posted on Fri, 10 Jul 2026
the gang is all here and going in the right direction.
Read full commentPosted in The Less Miserables Lose the Park (2)
Well. Dunbarton Rock was just
Posted on Sat, 11 Jul 2026
Well. Dunbarton Rock was just a resting place for their foraging. Let's hope the England defence gets Harrlanded.
Read full commentPosted in Twelve Bar Blues
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