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I have 220 stories published in 10 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 328314 times and 157 of my stories have been cherry picked.
288 of my 1,317 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 309 votes

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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. Seven Nights At The Flamingo Hotel is coming November 2020. Pre-order here https://www.beardedbadgerpublishing.com/online-store

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This morning I grew concerned that I was suffering from ADHD. Unfortunately I was not able to sit down at the computer long enough to fully research the matter.
Cherry

Photo Shoot

Tomorrow I am going to London to have my photo taken for Dazed and Confused magazine.

Me and Mickie James Launch

I don’t know what’s happened to this week. It’s like a salt and vinegar crisp someone holds under your nose. You turn your head away, you turn back, and it’s gone. Just gone.

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288 of my comments have received 309 Great Feedback votes

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It's really good. I read it

Posted on Thu, 23 Jul 2020

It's really good. I read it before. I'd put the year in the first line. You're writing in the present tense and so I'd make it clear it's not now. In the first paragraph, if you have, 'you know' do you need a question mark after States? I think...

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Posted in From Jester To King (Opening - EDITED)

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Yes, I thought that. As part

Posted on Mon, 13 Jul 2020

Yes, I thought that. As part of a longer piece it'd be fine. I was just thinking, stand alone, the opening is a bit long. Having posted longer work on here it made me really think, does this piece work alone? And that was really helpful. Because...

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Posted in The Careers Teacher

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I think it's great from,

Posted on Mon, 13 Jul 2020

I think it's great from, 'Darren walked to the stairwell...'. The tone of it is different from there, completely in his head. I think you need a new first line. In my opinion, because it's a short story and everything has to count. Asking for...

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Posted in The Careers Teacher

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I love the rain that runs

Posted on Mon, 13 Jul 2020

I love the rain that runs through this and the repeated line. 

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Posted in The Storm Of A Thousand Years

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It's a character. I see that.

Posted on Tue, 07 Jul 2020

It's a character. I see that. And it is how a lot of people talk. But we need to know why he's not let on the  tube. 'After the incident with the French horn, the poodle and the can of WD40 Charlie gave me down the pub they wouldn't even let me...

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Posted in Not too Much to Ask

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So sorry to hear that x 

Posted on Sun, 07 Jun 2020

So sorry to hear that x 

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Posted in Iriecat

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Loved both it and the video.

Posted on Sun, 05 Jul 2020

Loved both it and the video. 'apologies of bees' is lovely. 

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Posted in Bee eaters

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I enjoyed this one two

Posted on Thu, 02 Jul 2020

I enjoyed this one two although would have liked a foxy twist in the tale once you've introduced Hargreaves and a buried dog and a loose rung and a threat. Anyway... do you know George Saunders foxy take? ...

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Posted in The Envy of Footprints

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Brilliant. Loved it. And what

Posted on Sun, 28 Jun 2020

Brilliant. Loved it. And what a great idea. National Insect Week.  

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Posted in Bluebottle

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As Celticman said, good story

Posted on Wed, 24 Jun 2020

As Celticman said, good story. I think you need to build up the voodoo element, introduce it more slowly. How did he know about voodoo dolls etc? And have more than one thrust of the pin. After doing it the first time there's a recovery and then...

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Posted in I Can Never Say Sorry…

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