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little Hiroshima in my head

By celticman on Mon, 20 Jul 2015

Little Hiroshima in my head. Up in the air Single self fractures and disintegrates Leaving life too late Making rubble of the past A future that will...

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huts 2 (rewrite)

By celticman on Tue, 14 Jul 2015

'I'm looking for Ailsa ward.' I speak too quickly, trying to sound as confident as him, almost stuttering. But if I stuttered I would have died. The...

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huts 1 (rewrite)

By celticman on Mon, 13 Jul 2015

The security guard with a pencil moustache, slides open the window of the lodge at the hospital gates and addresses me as ‘sir’. I’m given directions...

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the case for the prosecution

By celticman on Sat, 11 Jul 2015

Every morning Papa Adams opened early to catch workmen before they started the early shift in the yard. He pushed her belly out like a pram and...

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the girls ruptured nose [girl

Posted on Sat, 30 Sep 2017

the girls ruptured nose [girl's]

her left leg juddered in a spasm, then with a slow exhale,

the pretty girl died. [formatting error here, but perhaps not in your text]

wonderful scene setting and writing.

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stolent moments can be sweet.

Posted on Wed, 20 Sep 2017

stolent moments can be sweet.

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yep, often wonder how women

Posted on Sat, 16 Sep 2017

yep, often wonder how women walk on those heels. heads in the clouds

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yep, I guess so

Posted on Sat, 16 Sep 2017

yep, I guess so

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I'm surprised anybody that

Posted on Sun, 20 Aug 2017

I'm surprised anybody that isn't rich can live in London. Two-thirds of most poor folk's wages go on rent. How is that possible? Existence? Well, I guess your non-English dad and mum saw the reality of Primo Levi's If This is a Man, or indeed...