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My stories have been read 360377 times and 159 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

My stories

Cherry

The Long and Spectacular Life of Agnes Magnusdottir 21

Extract from The Ministry of Complaints Hans stood and walked to the window. He had thick tears running down his cheeks. “The terrible shame of it...
Cherry

The Long and Spectacular Life of Agnes Magnusdottir 20

1967 "I hate you, I hate you, I hate you." The reemergence of the main in the bowler hat happened at a particularly troubling time. "Don't worry,"...
Cherry

The Long and Spectacular Life of Agnes Magnusdottir 19

The Third Translation. Zelig Krüger’s Diary. Pages 4, 5 & 6 Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness. What developments there have been...
Cherry

The Long and Spectacular Life of Agnes Magnusdottir 18

The Second Translation. Zelig Krüger’s Diary. Pages 2 & 3 A library! The lift doors had opened and there it was. Although I had never seen one...
Cherry

The Long and Spectacular Life of Agnes Magnusdottir 17

Chapter 11. After having been so forcibly and humiliatingly expelled by McPhearson and his cronies I made my way back to the library, stopping only...

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289 of my comments have received 311 Great Feedback votes

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You had me at Top Gun.

Posted on Mon, 24 Jun 2024

You had me at Top Gun. Congratulations. This is our Pick of the Day. 

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Posted in New Morning Routine

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Really enjoyed this. 

Posted on Sat, 11 May 2024

Really enjoyed this. 

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Posted in How inscrutable his ways

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Loved this!

Posted on Sat, 30 Mar 2024

Loved this!

Congratulations. This is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of Day. 

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Posted in Passion Of The Drums

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I went to a junior school on

Posted on Mon, 26 Feb 2024

I went to a junior school on a rough council estate. They used to announce in assembly when someone had gone on to get a single O level and we would all stand and clap. A few of us were chosen to sit the 11 Plus and we had special lessons with...

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Posted in Land of Make Believe

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I thought it was great! 

Posted on Fri, 16 Feb 2024

I thought it was great! 

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Posted in Two kinds of crying : 15th February 2024

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This is an excellent piece of

Posted on Fri, 16 Feb 2024

This is an excellent piece of writing Di. I loved the beginning, the middle and the end. 
 

Congratulations it's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day. 

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Posted in Two kinds of crying : 15th February 2024

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Sean, loved this. Some great

Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2024

Sean, loved this. Some great language in there. Made me smile. 
 

And congratulations. It's our Facebook and X Pixed of the Day. 

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Posted in Filthy Old Machines

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Really enjoyed reading this. 

Posted on Tue, 05 Dec 2023

Really enjoyed reading this. 
 

Congratulations. It's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day (well, I'll pick the first part). Are you keeping up your 100 word a day habit. 

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Posted in This Sort of Thing - November 2023 – Second Half

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Loved this. Riddles always

Posted on Tue, 14 Nov 2023

Loved this. Riddles always make me think of Gollum. And that's a good thing. 
 

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Posted in Blackthorn

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Congratulations Turlough this

Posted on Mon, 31 Jul 2023

Congratulations Turlough this is our Pick of the Day. 

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Posted in Mucky Maureen

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