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A statue of you
A statue bright as a new grave Thick and unquick stone The best laid to rest Glory, glory, glory! Gene ology drowned in unbright light Framed in a...
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what comes after Christmas 3
The basement smelt damp and faintly of pee. A knot grew in Carl’s gut. He hurried with Naama in his arm. He was a wee man and she was no weight at...
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what comes after Christmas 2
Carl grew so weary sitting beside her bed his shoulders were mudflats. It seemed so long ago. He couldn’t remember how it came to this. The world...
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Pick Up
Almost home. Angel hurried up in the hill at Byron Street, pulling her coat tighter around her flowery Boots' blouse, the high winds catching in her...
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what comes after Christmas.
Carl sucked on his teeth but didn’t say anything when the camper van parked in their street. The neighbours would squabble about it soon enough...
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silence, is often a pause
Posted on Sat, 31 May 2014
silence, is often a pause before the encore.
Read full commentPosted in War of Sounds
makes sense out of nonsense.
Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2025
makes sense out of nonsense.
Read full commentPosted in 3 oz of Insanity
bit of theft, sprinkle of
Posted on Mon, 14 Jul 2025
bit of theft, sprinkle of romance. Dark deeds, indeed.
Read full commentPosted in "Art of Trouble"
works for me. A day late for
Posted on Fri, 04 Jul 2025
works for me. A day late for the 4th of July celebrations, but hey, Fuck Trump. Fuck America.
Read full commentPosted in Born on the 4th of July
the character is in the
Posted on Sun, 29 Jun 2025
the character is in the character and he's right about that blue Proddy shite.
Read full commentPosted in Those Shameful Blue Pyjamas
memory and trauma, circular
Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2025
memory and trauma, circular times. Hardly a crime. Great writing.
Read full commentPosted in To Tell You The Truth — Part 2/2
the repetition is good as the
Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2025
the repetition is good as the broadening and enlargement. Straight lines rarely happen in real life to tell you the truth. But you know that already.
Read full commentPosted in To Tell You The Truth — Part 1/2
Jeez, three hours!
Posted on Tue, 24 Jun 2025
Jeez, three hours!
Read full commentPosted in Steak.
when you read about the
Posted on Sun, 22 Jun 2025
when you read about the ghettos created Poland, you know what they are for. We feel compassion for those poor Jews. We know that every country in the world, most definitely America, closed its doors to human flotasm. To Jews, especially. We know...
Read full commentPosted in Fifty-One Empty Places at the Dinner Table
goddess of death. appropriate
Posted on Tue, 24 Jun 2025
goddess of death. appropriate. Want to know what happens. That's always good.
Read full commentPosted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (1)
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