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Drew Gummerson
Author of Me and Mickie James (Jonathan Cape) and The Lodger (GMP), and many stories here and there. Follow me at @drewgum
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Sven Goes to War. Part 8. The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Sven left for Basic Training with a rucksack stuffed with items from Delicious Gifts ; a stick of Happy Holidays rock (12p), a willy warmer with his...
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Sven Goes to War. Part 7. Pictures of You.
Dearest Sven, Our Captain, Welshman from Caerphilly. His grandfather, piccolo player in 47 th grenadiers, killed by stampeding elephant in time of...
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Sven Goes to War. Part 6. Dress You Up
On the last day of The Swiss Card Sharp Summer School Stanley and Sven threw caution to the wind, what are they going to do, throw us out on our...
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Sven Goes to War. Part 5. Come on Stanley.
Arriving seven days after all the other boys due to helping his da out with the welding on the fleet of Evans’ Sausage and Pie vans, why do they...
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Sven Goes to War. Part 4. The Card Sharks.
The Card Sharks. Each morning there was a klaxon which woke them from their bunks, then a roll call on the former prison yard, then six hours of card...
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Another great poem. I'm
Posted on Tue, 28 Jan 2020
Another great poem. I'm pining for more. (Sorry. That was awful.). Drew.
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I will. The problem is I'm
Posted on Thu, 12 Mar 2020
I will. The problem is I'm reading WG Sebald. Who writes in very long dense, brilliant, sentences. And all these stories initially were started after reading Camilla Grudova. I dream of being these people and in the end it comes out sounding like...
Read full commentPosted in Sven Goes to War. Part 1. Warriors of the Wasteland
It's a great first line.
Posted on Mon, 30 Mar 2020
It's a great first line. Because everything builds and develops from there.
Read full commentPosted in Starling
Completely brilliant. A
Posted on Sat, 28 Mar 2020
Completely brilliant. A procession of unusual, startling images that have absolute clarity in their absurdity. And I've seen the wolves, they're at the end of the pier, dancing a slow waltz while sucking on popsicles.
Read full commentPosted in A naked boulevardian
Agree with all of the above.
Posted on Fri, 27 Mar 2020
Agree with all of the above. Inspired concise storytelling. Fabulous. And it would make a great little film in itself.
Read full commentPosted in Dundee
Enjoyed this.
Posted on Mon, 23 Mar 2020
Enjoyed this.
Read full commentPosted in School's Out(ish)!
Thank you. You might be
Posted on Mon, 23 Mar 2020
Thank you. You might be surprised to find out, I don't have a job in advertising.
Read full commentPosted in Sven Goes to War. Part 7. Pictures of You.
I would love someone to
Posted on Mon, 23 Mar 2020
I would love someone to 'weave sunbeams' and 'streak radioactive across purpled midnights'. What lovely words.
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Beautiful and sad. Drew.
Posted on Sun, 22 Mar 2020
Beautiful and sad. Drew.
Read full commentPosted in He Knew
Thanks for your comments and
Posted on Mon, 23 Mar 2020
Thanks for your comments and for reading. I wasn't aware of any mix up... I've been in garden. Filled the garden bin.... now cracked open a Peroni (unusual at this time of day) so Cheers! It's a lovely escape to be on here...
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