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Bukowski’s spit bucket
T he estimate placed on Charles Bukowski’s unmarked spit bucket is expected to be pitched at $10,000- $15,000 but there’s already talk going ro und...
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The old betting lark
I don’t know why I did it. Actually, that’s a lie. It was the money. Root of all evil and all that. The reason I don’t mind telling you’s because my...
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The thought of it
It’s a laughable thought, at first, like learning a new language or deep sea diving. It arrives and leaves, perfectly natural, but strange, the rise...
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The easy way to stop drinking
I’ve been wanting to give the drink up for a bit now but I can’t stop going to the pub. I’ve tried before but it never lasts long so I knew what to...
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I’ve been talking to you again
I used to talk to you so much I can’t stop now And don’t worry I know you’ve gone But I can still feel your presence Especially when I’m gardening. I...
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A little tinkering here and
Posted on Fri, 08 Dec 2023
A little tinkering here and there but all the hallmarks of a Tom Sharpe swashbuckler
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you ......Part 9
The only time I nearly went
Posted on Thu, 07 Dec 2023
The only time I nearly went to brum was with an ex who grew up in dudlie and wanted to see it again. We got as far as some stage on the m40 and then someone side swiped us at 70 odd mph. We smacked into the central reservation then overturned on...
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Bus drivers smoking reminded
Posted on Thu, 30 Nov 2023
Bus drivers smoking reminded me of the bars in Vienna where you can still smoke twenty years after the cronies stopped it in the EU. Bulgaria sounds like a place faithful to its past and two fingers to anyone that says otherwise. Lovely poem too
Read full commentPosted in Reasons to Be Bulgarian… Naz-dra-vee!
Thanks so much for your post,
Posted on Wed, 29 Nov 2023
Thanks so much for your post, David. I'm genuinely flattered, and happy that it struck a chord with your own thoughts. Israel as we know it is the brainchild of the West, and its people are as much victims of this conflict as Palestine. It's a...
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Lovely and raw, a proper poem
Posted on Mon, 25 Jul 2022
Lovely and raw, a proper poem that feels like it was written in one blast
Read full commentPosted in Ceiba (Silk-Cotton Tree)
A tangerine dream of a poem
Posted on Sun, 16 Sep 2018
A tangerine dream of a poem and delicious plot
Read full commentPosted in Tangerine static
Smack! A thing that reminds
Posted on Wed, 31 Aug 2016
Smack! A thing that reminds me of the best poet on this site and anywhere else John shade. Every word a winner causing painless smile from sunshine cracked lips. Want it to end with half moon weeps newborn stars. Whatever age you are keep doing...
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An authentic sensuality in
Posted on Mon, 21 Mar 2016
An authentic sensuality in here, almost autistic in its natural neutrality and elementary surprise. Beautifully put together
Read full commentPosted in The power of rest, music and true friendship
Oh hellfire. So you're on
Posted on Sun, 13 Dec 2015
Oh hellfire. So you're on another mission to screw our minds with your... mind, hey? Beaute performance (I saw you prancing and dancing as I read) and loads a laughs as i imagined you telling the whole damned thing. Want more... ugh... ugh...
Read full commentPosted in 'The first date' a chapter from my new novel 'And?'
Jealousies mixed with alcohol
Posted on Sat, 05 Dec 2015
Jealousies mixed with alcohol and general unrest secure these two beauties in a cocktail brimming with our most exotic fears, and this drop dead crippling piece captures all that surrounds the brittle shell of love that can harden and protect ...
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