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school photos 63
John waited until the front door opened and slammed shut, the sound of a car choking and flooding into life, before he shuttled out of bed and...
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school photos 62
Detective Close drove to the house in an unmarked police car, a lime-coloured Cortina, and parked with the rear tyres clipping the kerb. His shiny...
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notes for tomorrow.
My face and body blur into view with the neonatal features of a melting snowman, something crying and vaguely human. Find a formula. Then milk and...
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school photos 48
‘For God sake keep an eye on her so she doesn’t so something silly.’ Auntie Caroline was washing the dishes in the bigger of the kitchen sinks and...
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school photos 47
I was laid out like a fish-supper, in the recovery position, on the floor beside William’s desk. His chair and mine have been yanked sideways up...
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the wonders of science in a
Posted on Fri, 01 May 2015
the wonders of science in a kind of frankenstein way. Orginal and entertaining.
Read full commentPosted in Recluse
A nice beat to your poem and
Posted on Mon, 27 Apr 2015
A nice beat to your poem and some great imagery. Well done. Should be sung.
Read full commentPosted in CITY
evernow is to be the person
Posted on Sun, 12 Apr 2015
evernow is to be the person we want to be. Lovely.
Read full commentPosted in Forever frozen on the flipside of the night.
family worries, how we scurry
Posted on Wed, 08 Apr 2015
family worries, how we scurry to and fro from that worry.
Read full commentPosted in Cinderellas Have Stubble Too
A stor[e]y below
Posted on Fri, 27 Mar 2015
A stor[e]y below
so the journey begins. Not sure why anyone would volunteer their child for sacrifice. The story of a lottery and sacrifice for the good of the land is more common.
Read full commentPosted in Dancing Silhouettes
take a deep breath, powerful.
Posted on Wed, 04 Mar 2015
take a deep breath, powerful.
Read full commentPosted in Deterioration Haiku
we're all capitalists now
Posted on Wed, 11 Feb 2015
we're all capitalists now comrade.
Read full commentPosted in an American thinks of Russia
yes, I like it too.
Posted on Wed, 04 Feb 2015
yes, I like it too.
Read full commentPosted in Orbital (fourth position)
plot against the crows, often
Posted on Sun, 25 Jan 2015
plot against the crows, often difficult but a lasting image.
Read full commentPosted in Earth Heart (3)
writers'faces. I was very sad
Posted on Sun, 18 Jan 2015
writers'faces. I was very sad to hear about Terence Oblongs death. We spent many a day on the mountain of Just Fucking Write and I must say he was an inspiration. I was a bit peeved however to find I'll be sharing the Valley of the Giant Stoats...
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