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My stories have been read 499050 times and 172 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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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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Me and Mickie James: Review Copies

I got a call from my agent two days ago. She was excited. “Have you seen them?"

www.drewgummerson.co.uk

Yes I am now www.drewgummerson.co.uk .

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In an interview I read this week with AL Kennedy she said her w

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This week / Last week... (depending on when you read this, because weeks have a funny way of running on, like cabbages down a gangplank)

Writing Industries Conference

Last Saturday, 9th February 2008, I attended the Writing Industries Conference at Loughborough University. I wrote about my part in it in my blog last week but not about the whole shebang.

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310 of my comments have received 334 Great Feedback votes

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I read this and thought I

Posted on Sun, 03 May 2020

I read this and thought I loved that line, Mathematics of Loneliness. Great. 

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Posted in Distance

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Enjoyed the poem and the

Posted on Sun, 26 Apr 2020

Enjoyed the poem and the comments. I'm always interested how and when people write. Non-fiction books or articles? You obviously have a connection with birds, nature, and the imprint of history on both. 

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Posted in The Trouble With Breathing

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Me too, the surprising things

Posted on Fri, 24 Apr 2020

Me too, the surprising things, sex in the library, and the bicycle stuff. 

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Posted in Lunch

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I loved the doctor image to.

Posted on Wed, 22 Apr 2020

I loved the doctor image too. For the record. 

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Posted in I Want To Tell You Things

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Mouse trap and Hardy Boys

Posted on Tue, 14 Apr 2020

Mouse trap and Hardy Boys book. Loved them both. 
 

You could have him going around the whole town then you'd have a novel right there - like that book of micro stories of every passenger on a tube train. 
 

 

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Posted in Extra Holy

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I enjoyed reading this too

Posted on Sat, 11 Apr 2020

I enjoyed reading this too this morning. 

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Posted in The Village 5

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This beautiful story of

Posted on Sat, 11 Apr 2020

This beautiful story of finding common ground between species / beings is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day!  Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.  

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Posted in Home

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Agreed. A ray of hope. 

Posted on Wed, 08 Apr 2020

Agreed. A ray of hope. 

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Posted in I Tell Myself This When I Am Afraid

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Glisk and glassiness work so

Posted on Mon, 06 Apr 2020

Glisk and glassiness work so well together. 
 

As Thom Gunn said, One is always nearer by not keeping still. 

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Posted in Walking Away

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Love it. Congratulations. 

Posted on Sun, 22 Mar 2020

Love it. Congratulations. 

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Posted in Deimos

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