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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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ah, 13 boys. 13 graves. I'd
Posted on Mon, 15 Sep 2025
ah, 13 boys. 13 graves. I'd say bingo--if I played.
Read full commentPosted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (8)
The rise of the moron's moron
Posted on Fri, 12 Sep 2025
The rise of the moron's moron Trump, the little trump Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage, countless right-wing politicians on a single-issue platform of hate, none of which surprised me. What does surprise me is how many people have bought into it....
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guy ritchie...that would be
Posted on Wed, 10 Sep 2025
guy ritchie...that would be murder.
Read full commentPosted in A Tapestry in Eighteen Panels
even Nigel Farage is right
Posted on Sat, 06 Sep 2025
even Nigel Farage is right once?
Read full commentPosted in Listen to the mad man
ah, girl's and pretty faces.
Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2025
ah, girl's and pretty faces. The pain. The pain.
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I remember none of that, but
Posted on Mon, 01 Sep 2025
I remember none of that, but I enjoyed the ride.
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Danger stranger. The rise of
Posted on Sat, 30 Aug 2025
Danger stranger. The rise of Reform on a racist wave does not bode well.
Read full commentPosted in For Whom The Bell Tolls (The Centre Seethes)
I'd heard of Django because
Posted on Sun, 17 Aug 2025
I'd heard of Django because of a quiz answer, Jim Can Of Lager whispered. He was a fan. Both are departed. I've never heard Django's music or from Jim Can Of Lager since. Both are dead. Which makes keeping in touch more difficult. Good name for a...
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murmur of grace, indeed.
Posted on Mon, 25 Aug 2025
murmur of grace, indeed.
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we do what we do cause we do
Posted on Mon, 25 Aug 2025
we do what we do cause we do (Jack)
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