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The Last Act of Love.
Dr Love placed the folders carefully on the table between a tape cassettes, with ear-muffler headphones plugged into it, and an unplugged kettle the...
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simple men
‘Nothing to shout about,’ said Lawson. ‘Nothing to worry about either. Quick in and out job.’ He fidgeted, adjusting the specs on his nose. No matter...
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tender souls
The specialist spoke of blastocyst grading, vesicles, stress pathways, embryo culture, fertilised eggs and the importance of maternal diet in the...
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Crow no more.
Did you see mum in her prime Dodder as if in fine wine Totter on a lost wee soul Garment half-clean, rents unseen Half-smile at familiar faces Where...
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Resurrection
Rooted in dry earth Up above Fragments of hymns Drift in skirlin’ wind Cock crows Quiet as Sunday Faith in ghostly bones through the misty town...
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the only winners are the
Posted on Wed, 01 Jul 2015
the only winners are the losers. sadly. Enjoyed this snatch of life.
Read full commentPosted in Fay's Flutter
music does the work of place
Posted on Sun, 28 Jun 2015
music does the work of place and time. Lard cake sounds disgusting, but anything sweet is a treat. Then the ending. Makes you think. Poor wee souls.
Read full commentPosted in Cravings (One)
sounds about right
Posted on Sun, 28 Jun 2015
sounds about right -unfortunately.
Read full commentPosted in Caliphate
my votes for Darwin. I'm sure
Posted on Sun, 28 Jun 2015
my votes for Darwin. I'm sure God would understand. I'm only a man.
Read full commentPosted in I Can't Believe In Darwin's Theory
Guilt and duty. Those
Posted on Fri, 26 Jun 2015
Guilt and duty. Those sisphyean calls we heed or not are played out here and I like your ending. There's a sadness that runs through the story and finds expression in relief - and guilt.
Read full commentPosted in Doing a good thing
Lovely and gentle
Posted on Wed, 24 Jun 2015
Lovely and gentle remembrances filled with the flowers and icons of childhood. A treat to read.
Years ago my grandparents did not have TV or fridge a long time; [This is ambiguious. Your grandparents did not have a TV and fridge...
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all's well in that flag
Posted on Mon, 22 Jun 2015
all's well in that flag-waving hell, some little grief that runs too deep, or something similiar your may say, but we live to fight another day. That's a ryhme crime!
Read full commentPosted in Berkeley (The Californian Tragedy)
the dead have all the good
Posted on Mon, 22 Jun 2015
the dead have all the good lines and it'd be mad not to enjoy it.
Read full commentPosted in Dan's Dead
to really suffer it must be
Posted on Wed, 17 Jun 2015
to really suffer it must be brocolli. It's green. It's mean. It's obscene. But it's high in something or other. Chocolate is the devil's spawn. I know which way I was born.
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interesting fairy-tale type
Posted on Sun, 03 May 2015
interesting fairy-tale type story.
Read full commentPosted in The Ravens of Portobello
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