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school photos 69
Clock time was abolished. They left him to stew in the damp underground cell. Shiny white brick swimming from floor to ceiling. Caged light above his...
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The front door banged at an ungodly hour. No watch, no alarm clock, to tell him the time, John mashed gummy-sleep from the corners of his eyes with...
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Lying in bed, John was pickled with sleep and eyed the Christmas-tree brightness of the yellow light shade above his head and the heavy brocade of...
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John thought a hangover was something old fogeys suffered from, his neck felt chiselled out of Bridge of Don granite and he couldn’t move his head...
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The do after the funeral was held in St Stephen’s church hall. White linen cloth-covered tables were set out around the perimeter of the wooden floor...
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enjoyed this. thanks.
Posted on Sun, 26 Oct 2008
enjoyed this. thanks.Read full commentPosted in Bonnie Prince Charlie and the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion
I especially liked the first
Posted on Mon, 01 Aug 2011
I especially liked the first stanza, but that is maybe that was just my certain boyish impulses. Great stuff Chris. It's not often I'm proud of 'Futility.'Read full commentPosted in Futility
evocative. well done.
Posted on Thu, 09 Sep 2010
evocative. well done.Read full commentPosted in The approach of winter
Needs a bit of proof reading
Posted on Tue, 09 Mar 2010
Needs a bit of proof reading eg 'She was an attractive and she knew it.' And there is a bit or repetition, you could cut a few hundred words quite easily. A good story, which I enjoyed.Read full commentPosted in Blood Money
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