celticman
Primary tabs
Pages
My stories
flockers 10
Must admit the journey home was constrained, especially on the train. Didn’t see much of Myra in the next few weeks. Neither of us had a phone. Put...
- Read more about flockers 10
- 7 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 3181 reads
flockers 9
Felt better. Scrubbed up as best as I could in the morning, a complexion like boiled pink ham, showed a face no mother would kiss. Breakfast a...
- Read more about flockers 9
- 9 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 4100 reads
King of the Dole
Eleven o’clock opening. Davie wedged himself on his usual barstool with his back to the mosaic of square windows. He leaned across a bar still wet...
- Read more about King of the Dole
- 13 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 3578 reads
flockers 8
When Myra told me she went back with Charlie after he raped her I didn’t understand it, but in a way I did. She made a bed up for me on the settee...
- Read more about flockers 8
- 12 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 5039 reads
flockers 7
Myra’s studio flat had heating and hot water. I could have cuddled her. She ran a bath with all the suddy and splashy smelly stuff. She dipped her...
- Read more about flockers 7
- 15 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 8925 reads
family worries, how we scurry
Posted on Wed, 08 Apr 2015
family worries, how we scurry to and fro from that worry.
Read full commentPosted in Cinderellas Have Stubble Too
A stor[e]y below
Posted on Fri, 27 Mar 2015
A stor[e]y below
so the journey begins. Not sure why anyone would volunteer their child for sacrifice. The story of a lottery and sacrifice for the good of the land is more common.
Read full commentPosted in Dancing Silhouettes
take a deep breath, powerful.
Posted on Wed, 04 Mar 2015
take a deep breath, powerful.
Read full commentPosted in Deterioration Haiku
we're all capitalists now
Posted on Wed, 11 Feb 2015
we're all capitalists now comrade.
Read full commentPosted in an American thinks of Russia
yes, I like it too.
Posted on Wed, 04 Feb 2015
yes, I like it too.
Read full commentPosted in Orbital (fourth position)
plot against the crows, often
Posted on Sun, 25 Jan 2015
plot against the crows, often difficult but a lasting image.
Read full commentPosted in Earth Heart (3)
writers'faces. I was very sad
Posted on Sun, 18 Jan 2015
writers'faces. I was very sad to hear about Terence Oblongs death. We spent many a day on the mountain of Just Fucking Write and I must say he was an inspiration. I was a bit peeved however to find I'll be sharing the Valley of the Giant Stoats...
Read full commentPosted in The death of Terrence Oblong
I like these tales of Emer's
Posted on Sat, 10 Jan 2015
I like these tales of Emer's Ireland and Archie Given going taking his life.
Read full commentPosted in The Hill in the Pale
I read it in one gulp, but it
Posted on Thu, 01 Jan 2015
I read it in one gulp, but it went down smoothly. Lovely as a draught of a draught.
Read full commentPosted in Christmas Game Over
surprise ending, but a
Posted on Thu, 01 Jan 2015
surprise ending, but a constant source of wonder.
Read full commentPosted in Cosmological Constant
Pages