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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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Sci-Fi
I was thinking about how much I like sci-fi earlier this afternoon when a spaceman came up to my door and put a letter through my letterbox. Actually on second thoughts it may have been a postman.
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Where I'm Calling From
(All writers steal. Thanks to Aliya Whiteley and Neil Ayres who wrote similar pieces to the one below. They also stole it from someone else.)
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H
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.
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Photo Shoot
Tomorrow I am going to London to have my photo taken for Dazed and Confused magazine.
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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...
Read full commentPosted in Salamander 7
Synchronicity. We said the
Posted on Wed, 08 Jan 2020
Synchronicity. We said the same thing at the same time!
Read full commentPosted in Across
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...
Read full commentPosted in MovieLand! (A Christmas Story. Part 1)
Love this. You pierce the
Posted on Sat, 28 Dec 2019
Love this. You pierce the shape perfectly.
Read full commentPosted in Decagon
A great piece about awkward
Posted on Sat, 28 Dec 2019
A great piece about awkward desire.
It's American?
And there are too many mentions of her nose, which is both turned-up and button? Is that possible? Or maybe you have a nose thing. Like Murakami with his ears. If so, that's fine...
Read full commentPosted in From Jester To King XI
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