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Steelie 15
The muffled rumble of trains arriving and departing, the continued hiss of steam escaping from locomotives follow them. Echoing announcements...
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forget me not
Limb by limb they say In that ordinary way Heart, diabetes and lack of breath That means death Best keep yakking in that slow way So you won’t wander...
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Steelie 14
Mole stands on the U-Bahn platform, his leg jiggling. The place reeks of sweat, damp woollen uniforms and thick coats pressed together, and the sour...
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Steelie 13
Brodie snatched Sharon’s phone from her hand. She’d been smiling and checking her message. He’d read them too. Before handing her back the blank...
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Steelie 12
The clack of the pool balls behind Sharon’s head, a metronome, marked the growing silence between them. ‘I better get back,’ she croaked, not really...
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I'm sure there's a metaphor
Posted on Wed, 27 Aug 2014
I'm sure there's a metaphor here. Spit it out.
Read full commentPosted in Spit Out the Bugs in Your Mouth
Kicked up a gear. Her turning
Posted on Mon, 16 Jun 2014
Kicked up a gear. Her turning on him is good, but maybe express some of the doubts about Ian earlier. A kind of layering effect. His violence towards her is a good way of keeping it real.
Read full commentPosted in Ch26: Stolen July 12th part 2
silence, is often a pause
Posted on Sat, 31 May 2014
silence, is often a pause before the encore.
Read full commentPosted in War of Sounds
Looks like a ready-meal deal.
Posted on Tue, 26 May 2026
Looks like a ready-meal deal.
Read full commentPosted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (22)
ah, sad, in a good way.
Posted on Tue, 26 May 2026
ah, sad, in a good way.
Read full commentPosted in Tom All Alone 16 (ii)
it's a wonderful story,
Posted on Thu, 21 May 2026
it's a wonderful story, wondefully told, although it's not a story but a little life.
Read full commentPosted in Tom All Alone 15
the fat one is fat for a
Posted on Mon, 11 May 2026
the fat one is fat for a human purpose. Reminds me a bit of one of those films were humans were fattened up for the same purpose. Doug McLure might even have been in it.
Read full commentPosted in The Fat Ones
it sounds so exciting. where
Posted on Mon, 11 May 2026
it sounds so exciting. where can I sign up for this fantastic cruise ship! Having worked in Butlins, I know the score. Butlins is just the name for a seacruise for the dummies.
Read full commentPosted in Life on Berth
true and beautiful too.
Posted on Sat, 11 Apr 2026
true and beautiful too.
Read full commentPosted in After You'd Gone
She can do both, but I'd go
Posted on Sat, 09 May 2026
She can do both, but I'd go for A. Reminds me of the skateboarding and endless runs to get the glitches and the trick right.
Read full commentPosted in Hard Time Killing Floor - Part Two: The Bentonia Tuning
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