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The Stranger In The Pub
I was on my second pint, it was only twenty past eleven in the morning and apart from me, the pub was empty. Don’t get me wrong I’m not the kind of...
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The Pre - Wedding Chat
The room fell silent as Davey Russell opened up a bottle of 15-year-old malt and poured its golden contents into six large tumblers. The men in the...
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Chalk & Cheese
The car park is busy but eventually I find a vacant spot at the far end. I put the car into neutral, pull up the handbrake and turn off the ignition...
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Even the IRA couldn't get us a telephone.
We were the last family in our street to get a telephone. Dad just wouldn’t have one. He’d say. “People can call you whenever THEY like. I could be...
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Chances ( 2)
It was time to tell Bobby Philips my story. “I work for a company called Bullen, Weisman and Stokes, three old gentlemen, all in their eighties. They...
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A big warm welcome to the
Posted on Mon, 26 Jan 2015
A big warm welcome to the site Riss Ryker. Enjoyed this very much. Some great lines, in fact too many to mention. Also loved the last three lines in which you sum up the whole thing. Great start.
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A big warm welcome to the
Posted on Wed, 21 Jan 2015
A big warm welcome to the site JD. Liked this story a lot. I thought the worst, then thought it would all be okay, then BANG, the worst again. I like that kinda story...Look forward to reading more of your work.
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Nice rhythm to this and i
Posted on Fri, 16 Jan 2015
Nice rhythm to this and i loved the line " added weight to out love waistlines."
Really good.
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Really liked this edithrose.
Posted on Tue, 13 Jan 2015
Really liked this edithrose. Hope turns into all too common disappointment!
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Great writing Markle. I know
Posted on Wed, 31 Dec 2014
Great writing Markle. I know the area well. Its a place that I grew up in and still spend most of my days either walking or driving through. As a kid I fished the canal. There were tons of fish and a good deal of Pike. In fact many years ago we...
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Love it, love it, love it!
Posted on Mon, 22 Dec 2014
Love it, love it, love it! The writing is so good that I found myself reading it at such a pace that i got outa breath! Theres an urgency to the way Craven talks thats infectious. You find yourself reading it in a New York accent at a million...
Read full commentPosted in Craven's Christmas Stollen - A Craven Danger Mystery
Alvin, once again I'm amazed
Posted on Wed, 26 Nov 2014
Alvin, once again I'm amazed at the consistency of your poetry. Week after week you give us great treats with your fantastic poems. I, for one, say thank you. I enjoy every one of them.
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He's my hero....
Posted on Wed, 15 Jan 2014
He's my hero....
Read full commentPosted in Who is Jack Winter ( Part 2)
Fuck me CM this is so deep I
Posted on Thu, 25 Sep 2014
Fuck me CM this is so deep I could drown in it. I mean that in a good way!
There is a sense all the way through of movement. Trying to move on yet being pulled back time after time. Blighters has this nailed on. Brilliant is not an over...
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For some strange reason i
Posted on Mon, 18 Aug 2014
For some strange reason i really liked this. Not because it isnt good but because its not usually my kind of thing. But the writing is good and honest and somewhere struck a chord.
Nice piece.
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