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I have 220 stories published in
10 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 330386 times
and 157 of my stories have been cherry picked.
289 of my 1,319 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 310 votes
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
Elephant in Street
Elephant in Street !supportEmptyParas]> There's an elephant In the street Like a taxi that's Taken a wrong turn. !supportEmptyParas]> I reach...
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Patpong Market
Patpong Market !supportEmptyParas]> The ladyboy selling sunglasses Smiles at us when we stop at Her stall. !supportEmptyParas]> "1000 baht,"...
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Hotel In Bangkok
Hotel In Bangkok !supportEmptyParas]> The drunk Americans from the bar Stand with us at the bank of lifts. "We'll take the empty one," One says,...
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Travis's Tours
Travis's Tours !supportEmptyParas]> Four days have passed, one after another, like lettuce leaves being scraped against a grater. If what I feel...
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Really great story. Thanks
Posted on Tue, 28 Jan 2020
Really great story. Thanks for sharing. Like an updated version of one of those stories you'd read in a magazine.
Read full commentPosted in The Opposite Effect (3)
Well written. Good twist in
Posted on Tue, 28 Jan 2020
Well written. Good twist in the middle there. Wasn't expecting that .
Read full commentPosted in The Opposite Effect (1)
Bit strange is perfect for me
Posted on Mon, 27 Jan 2020
Bit strange is perfect for me. And I like that your poems have a specific style - they are very you, your voice - good I think when you are putting a collection together.
Read full commentPosted in Underground
I love this one too. To
Posted on Mon, 27 Jan 2020
I love this one too. To describe a person as a mole is unusual but fits perfectly and then you carry it on through the whole poem. And what you say is true - if we burrow ourselves our reality does become distorted, and memories invade...
Read full commentPosted in Underground
Catullus for me was a 30(+)
Posted on Tue, 21 Jan 2020
Catullus for me was a 30(+) year flashback.... You did Latin at uni? I only went to O level. I don't think there was an option to go further.
Read full commentPosted in The Provinces of Sea Swallows
This reminded me of Catullus,
Posted on Tue, 21 Jan 2020
This reminded me of Catullus, a personal nature poem speaking to another. Loved it.
Drew
Read full commentPosted in The Provinces of Sea Swallows
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
Read full commentPosted in Anthill
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
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