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Goatie 14
Sometimes you’re aware of an absence when you come round. Sometimes, but less often, a presence. He wasn’t much to look at. Shaved cue-ball head...
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Goatie 13
Flanked by the warden, I followed the governor out of his office. ‘Whit happened tae that crow that got into the dining hall?’
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Goatie 12
The governor was smoking when I was pushed into his office. He didn’t try and hide it, like he did with civilians. He might have tried to blow smoke...
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Goatie 11
Acne face as he swung the torch around poked it in my face for the umpteenth time. He pried open my eyes. Wouldn’t let me sleep. Even Goatie was...
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Goatie 10
I was in bunk, rattling with not sleeping. Footsteps on the landing. I waited for them to pass. Jangling keys. Under observation. If it wasn’t the...
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the magic on knowing is sown
Posted on Sat, 31 Jan 2026
the magic on knowing is sown with just enough seeds of doubt.
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ambiguity and authority.
Posted on Tue, 27 Jan 2026
ambiguity and authority. Mesmerising. Look forward to heaven or hell? Do tell.
Read full commentPosted in The Devil’s Bridge
Lovely wee baby you and you
Posted on Fri, 23 Jan 2026
Lovely wee baby you and you (again). We're all different people. Some of us stay much the same. You seem true.
Read full commentPosted in Fleeting Moments Of My Younger Self In A Letter
I noticed secuity in Lidl are
Posted on Sun, 18 Jan 2026
I noticed secuity in Lidl are all black guys. It's the shittest of shit jobs. One of the guys in our pub (Tibbs) was a security guard in Asda. Useful. You could ask him where stuff was. I like the compassion here. As always.
Read full commentPosted in 3. An Expedition To The Pole (ii)
Never to late to grow old.
Posted on Mon, 19 Jan 2026
Never to late to grow old. Existentialism is a small price to pay for wanting to stay.
Read full commentPosted in 3. An Expedition To The Pole (iii)
I think we guessed harry is
Posted on Wed, 21 Jan 2026
I think we guessed harry is harry. Sometimes we're too quick to put ourself down. I'm a fan. Lots of stuff written about success. We'd all like a little nibble, I'd guess.
Read full commentPosted in 4. Away with Words (i)
the sheep are sheeping Mr
Posted on Sun, 11 Jan 2026
the sheep are sheeping Mr Muggins.
Read full commentPosted in The Sheep Are (Were?) Asleep! by Alfred N.Muggins
mum is always best.
Posted on Thu, 08 Jan 2026
mum is always best.
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It makes me mad enough to
Posted on Sat, 13 Dec 2025
It makes me mad enough to write a letter to the Daily Mail about the segregation of schools. Nobody believes in anything any more. All children go to interdemonational nurseries or they're just left about street corners with their fags. In our...
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makes sense of a kind of
Posted on Thu, 11 Dec 2025
makes sense of a kind of sadness.
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