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Blog entryThe Nine Books that inspired me to write (4 of 9) #4_ The Constant Gardener by John le Carre Robert Craven14 years 3 months ago
StoryThe Reckoning 2 celticman24 years 3 months ago
Blog entryHenry Marsh (2014) Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery. celticman04 years 3 months ago
Blog entryThe Nine Books that inspired me to write (3 of 9) #3_ Kolymsky Heights by Lionel Davidson Robert Craven14 years 3 months ago
StorySaccades of Sands marandina224 years 3 months ago
StoryThe Binding Problem celticman24 years 3 months ago
Blog entryA.K.Benjamin (2019) Let Me Not Be Mad: A Story of Unravelling Minds, published by Bodley Head, London. celticman04 years 3 months ago
StoryMaria's Diary 41 and Epilogue jeand84 years 3 months ago
Blog entryElena Ferrante (2019) The Lying Life of Adults celticman04 years 3 months ago
StoryHave You Seen My Sister? Jane Hyphen74 years 3 months ago
StoryMy Mother And I Agree On Something airyfairy194 years 3 months ago
Blog entryThe Nine Books that inspired me to write (2 of 9) #2_ Legion by William Peter Blatty Robert Craven14 years 3 months ago
Blog entryGreat Scottish Writer—Neil M.Gunn (1941 [1989]) The Silver Darlings. celticman04 years 3 months ago
Blog entryDaisy Maskell: Insomnia and Me, BBC 1, BBC 3, BBC iPlayer, Director Emmanuel Ayettey. celticman04 years 3 months ago
StoryTwo Wee Craws Peter Bennett54 years 3 months ago
StoryVampire Wedding in North Cornwall Kilb5074 years 3 months ago
StoryWan Goal tae the Good Peter Bennett34 years 3 months ago
Blog entryJimmy Johnstone, Life Stories, BBC Alba celticman24 years 3 months ago
StoryIn IKEA, he dreams about the woman he loves stevepoet114 years 3 months ago
StoryThe Domino Effect Peter Bennett34 years 4 months ago
StoryFeelin the Squeeze Peter Bennett54 years 4 months ago
StoryThe Power ay Suggestion Peter Bennett24 years 4 months ago
StoryDyin Embers Peter Bennett84 years 4 months ago
StoryA Proposition Peter Bennett14 years 4 months ago
StoryLiberties (Part Two) Peter Bennett84 years 4 months ago

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My stories

the tug boat

The Tug Boat pub was infected by McAllisters. He turned to go before he was spotted, but he made his move too late. ‘Happy Anniversary’ went the war...
Cherry

Toy-town.

A girl is broken. Clocks slide slowly forward. Gouging out bruised life in chunks. Short days. Endless nights. On the wrong time. On the wrong line...
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Cherry

exile

Woke up this morning. She could talk forever. We had less than an hour. Little book of miracles in her hand Understand. We were kind to each other So...
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Cherry
Story of the week

you get what not

Jo warned me, twice, ‘behave yourself’. But she didn’t trust me. Bundled me out the front door, and shoved me down the steps to make sure I got the...
Gold cherry

longest day

Everything different. Everything the same. Room minging of dampness. His bed and mine. I was convalescing after some long illness. I couldn’t...
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brilliant. You and I are

Posted on Thu, 04 Dec 2014

brilliant. You and I are earth indeed. 

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Posted in You and I are Earth

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K(C)rays. But don't kill the

Posted on Wed, 03 Dec 2014

K(C)rays. But don't kill the goose that laid the golden egg. Keep writing. Later you can move back and go horizontal, following the leads you've established here, giving a bit more detail. Fleshing them out!

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Posted in BERMONDSEY GIRLS - Rose Amelia Wigzell - Part 3 - Brothers in arms

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oh, sad twist at the end. I'm

Posted on Fri, 28 Nov 2014

oh, sad twist at the end. I'm not able to judge whether it's the standard iambic pentameter, or whether Melvolio is a play on Malvolio Twelth Night, but your skill is remarkable. I wish you well with this. 

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Posted in A Star Crossed Story

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good story, flows well, ends

Posted on Fri, 28 Nov 2014

good story, flows well, ends well -well for some!

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Posted in Kevin Smiled

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well written, I was wondering

Posted on Thu, 27 Nov 2014

well written, I was wondering how she could have an organism when dead (which is a physiological impossibility) then she came 'alive' again in the bathtub. Interesting. 

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Posted in The (Nec)Romancer Part 1

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yep. gritty and groan filled

Posted on Thu, 13 Nov 2014

yep. gritty and groan filled and full of dis-ease, but truth often hurts. 

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Posted in not quite AA, but only 12 steps to the bar

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nice and slow piece here we

Posted on Mon, 10 Nov 2014

nice and slow piece here we go. 

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Posted in California sunshine and motorcycles

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cheers scratch, just playing

Posted on Fri, 07 Nov 2014

cheers scratch, just playing with words. Thanks Shannan, I wish I knew what it meant too. Often (more often than I'd like to admit) I've not got a clue whant a poem is and more often than that what it all means. I'm pretty good at deciphering...

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Posted in raring

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fall in love ju[s]t by its

Posted on Fri, 31 Oct 2014

fall in love ju[s]t by its words' I often wonder what poety is (and is not). 

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Posted in A Poets Mystery Lane

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Home from school for the

Posted on Tue, 28 Oct 2014

Home from school for the Summer, I had been enjoying a leisurely reintroduction to home, taking my dog Barney out for walks [Back from school > that way you don't use home twice in the same sentence]

from los parentes [should this be...

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Posted in A Wake for Barney

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