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My stories have been read 2865622 times
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huts 2 (rewrite)
'I'm looking for Ailsa ward.' I speak too quickly, trying to sound as confident as him, almost stuttering. But if I stuttered I would have died. The...
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huts 1 (rewrite)
The security guard with a pencil moustache, slides open the window of the lodge at the hospital gates and addresses me as ‘sir’. I’m given directions...
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the case for the prosecution
Every morning Papa Adams opened early to catch workmen before they started the early shift in the yard. He pushed her belly out like a pram and...
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school project
you purl kisses into a corner of eternity my body an empty bucket filling slowly from the tingle of teeth feet in a slow dance of time swell and the...
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everything I once knew
Everything I once knew Grows apart and forgotten Like some dull stick Scarred and mutilated. The need to believe in – hope Hopeless Hazy eyed and...
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I suppose getting it down on
Posted on Sun, 26 Jul 2015
I suppose getting it down on 'paper' might help?
Read full commentPosted in Love Journal #1 Damage Control
slight breeze and a hint of
Posted on Tue, 21 Jul 2015
slight breeze and a hint of danger in a leisurely lie.
Read full commentPosted in Thoughts on a Rooftop
thanks Rob, I'd guess I'm
Posted on Mon, 20 Jul 2015
thanks Rob, I'd guess I'm held in such esteem because I've been here longest. I must admit to writing as much rubbish as the next man (or woman), but I'd also guess I've lucked in that it's the first you've read and you like it so much....
Read full commentPosted in little Hiroshima in my head
tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow,
Posted on Fri, 17 Jul 2015
tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow, might never come, poor today, but rich in another way.
Read full commentPosted in A Friend Named Big Bird
that's the truth, truth,
Posted on Tue, 07 Jul 2015
that's the truth, truth, Nothing I can say, but the world doesn't have to be that way.
Read full commentPosted in This is the world we live in:
death is never far away. Not
Posted on Tue, 07 Jul 2015
death is never far away. Not us we pray. But for a moment we lie and watch the bird of prey fly by. Lovely.
Read full commentPosted in Kite
excellent, fast paced with
Posted on Thu, 02 Jul 2015
excellent, fast paced with characters that stand out and great ending. bound to be trouble. Ideal for the dealer.
Read full commentPosted in Chapter Three
eighteen, bursting with life,
Posted on Thu, 02 Jul 2015
eighteen, bursting with life, when you believe your a man but just a boy, chained to the grass, forever, or until forgotten. Sad. Funnily enough a guy reversed in a van today and shouted my brother's name. he thought I was him. He's dead, of...
Read full commentPosted in Out of This World
sleep is so important. The
Posted on Thu, 02 Jul 2015
sleep is so important. The more we think how important it is the less likely we are to enjoy it.
Read full commentPosted in A.M.
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
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