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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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A Piece of Ass. Part 3. An introduction to Card Sharking
The instructors and other boys were waiting for him at the designated rendezvous point, the statue of a seal, Fidelity, by the train station. Corey...
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A Piece of Ass. Part 2. All the French Singers have bum post cards.
Corey consoled himself with the thought he would be going abroad. He had never been on an aeroplane although once for a birthday treat his parents...
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A Piece of Ass. Part 1
Back then, this time that I’m thinking of, Corey’s mother read fortunes in a small tattered tent on the sea front next to the little kids sand pit...
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Meltdown part 4. Desire.
Arkwright’s hands shook as he poured the Martinis. Then he told Thor they were going into the reactor. Inside? Didn’t that mean if not a certain...
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Meltdown part 3. The Spectacular Death of a Bearded Socialist.
Part 3. The Spectacular Death of a Bearded Socialist The money George had left him was beginning to dwindle when the envelope arrived. The power...
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Catullus for me was a 30(+)
Posted on Tue, 21 Jan 2020
Catullus for me was a 30(+) year flashback.... You did Latin at uni? I only went to O level. I don't think there was an option to go further.
Read full commentPosted in The Provinces of Sea Swallows
This reminded me of Catullus,
Posted on Tue, 21 Jan 2020
This reminded me of Catullus, a personal nature poem speaking to another. Loved it.
Drew
Read full commentPosted in The Provinces of Sea Swallows
The writing is great and it's
Posted on Mon, 20 Jan 2020
The writing is great and it's full of ideas. But you've got too many ideas for the story, that aren't about the story. I think, in my opinion, the 1st part prior to the detonation is too long - because it doesn't balance with this section. Which...
Read full commentPosted in The Free Market (Part 2)
This is brilliant again, the
Posted on Sun, 19 Jan 2020
This is brilliant again, the pairing of similar words and how this carries on to a range of perspectives. And 'formic' - I love that. Never heard it before but close enough to the French and the context to guess its meaning.
Drew...
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Stunning. Drew.
Posted on Mon, 13 Jan 2020
Stunning.
Read full commentDrew.
Posted in Lime Tree
I like the absurd humour of
Posted on Thu, 09 Jan 2020
I like the absurd humour of it.
The computer wears tennis shoes. And the dialogue over Mel Brooks is good.
It's just my opinion but I'd think of a plot for it, rather than taken to another planet, clean some gutters, come...
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Synchronicity. We said the
Posted on Wed, 08 Jan 2020
Synchronicity. We said the same thing at the same time!
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Haha. We've all got our
Posted on Sat, 04 Jan 2020
Haha. We've all got our version of that guy...
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A tasty after-dinner treat.
Posted on Sat, 04 Jan 2020
A tasty after-dinner treat. Thank you.
Read full commentPosted in To the belly of an osprey
Thanks. Although still
Posted on Tue, 24 Dec 2019
Thanks. Although still writing I'd been feeling down and very self critical about everything I was doing. This last few months posting stuff on here and getting nice comments has given me a huge boost. I've finished Flamingo Hotel and have...
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