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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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Well, the sun is out, and now
Posted on Fri, 31 Jul 2020
Well, the sun is out, and now I have a chill in my bones. We are all for worms in the end. Great poem.
Read full commentPosted in The Diplomacy of Vultures
Image is free for use from
Posted on Sat, 25 Jul 2020
Image is free for use from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/milky-way-galaxy-night-sky-stars-984050/
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Congratulations! This is our
Posted on Sat, 25 Jul 2020
Congratulations! This is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day.
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I enjoyed this episode. It
Posted on Thu, 23 Jul 2020
I enjoyed this episode. It has pace and the dialogue is very good.
Read full commentPosted in Disenchantment 6
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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So sorry to hear that x
Posted on Sun, 07 Jun 2020
So sorry to hear that x
Read full commentPosted in Iriecat
Loved both it and the video.
Posted on Sun, 05 Jul 2020
Loved both it and the video. 'apologies of bees' is lovely.
Read full commentPosted in Bee eaters
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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Brilliant. Loved it. And what
Posted on Sun, 28 Jun 2020
Brilliant. Loved it. And what a great idea. National Insect Week.
Read full commentPosted in Bluebottle
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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