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I have 224 stories published in
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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
Love it Mark. And miserably
Posted on Tue, 12 Nov 2019
Love it Mark. And miserably funny too.
Read full commentPosted in Shrinkage
Yes, I like this a lot. But I
Posted on Sat, 09 Nov 2019
Yes, I like this a lot. But I don't know that the words 'grudgingly' and 'innocently' fit. Because then it's an opinion of what you see and not what you see. But that's just my opinion. WCW is an imagist? Right?
Read full commentPosted in By Lendal Bridge
There were some startling
Posted on Sun, 07 Jul 2019
There were some startling images in this one, the figure falling from the tower block, the kids hunting for rats. And the mum was a sad figure.
Read full commentPosted in All Architects Are Called Zach (Part 2, words, 1,756)
Oh yes, me too. I love the
Posted on Tue, 05 Nov 2019
Oh yes, me too. I love the unexpected use of flowers. I particularly like, 'She had a lilac core' and the final 2 lines, because the admiration comes across in a completely unsentimental way. Steadfast.
Read full commentPosted in The Language of Dead Flowers
I enjoyed this. The opening
Posted on Sat, 02 Nov 2019
I enjoyed this. The opening line is wonderful. Am I being thick? Are there two Severn Bridges?
Read full commentPosted in Travelling down the Wye Valley 28/10/19
Great again.
Posted on Fri, 01 Nov 2019
Great again.
You just need a sentence I think between '...in the same swamp' and 'You're not going to find....' to break up that big chunk of dialogue.
Read full commentPosted in Jack Goes Nicholson Over the Aardark in his Wallet
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