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I have 227 stories published in
10 collections on the site.
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310 of my 1,289 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 334 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
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Intimacy
"But why me? I asked. I was sitting at the desk on the opposite side of The Captain. The Captain was a large corpulent man given to sudden bouts of anger. The other officers said it was best to butter him up, but I had always found him very fair, without having to slip into unfeigned sycophancy.
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City Scapes
?People up there think you?re a myth,? I say. "Oh, you don?t want to believe everything you hear," says Dillon
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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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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
A tasty after-dinner treat.
Posted on Sat, 04 Jan 2020
A tasty after-dinner treat. Thank you.
Read full commentPosted in To the belly of an osprey
Thanks. Although still
Posted on Tue, 24 Dec 2019
Thanks. Although still writing I'd been feeling down and very self critical about everything I was doing. This last few months posting stuff on here and getting nice comments has given me a huge boost. I've finished Flamingo Hotel and have...
Read full commentPosted in MovieLand! (A Christmas Story. Part 1)
Love this. You pierce the
Posted on Sat, 28 Dec 2019
Love this. You pierce the shape perfectly.
Read full commentPosted in Decagon
Both Angel, and myself, are
Posted on Thu, 12 Dec 2019
Both Angel, and myself, are in need of a morning after pill.
Read full commentPosted in Angel 78 (old friends and new)
The story's all there but I
Posted on Fri, 06 Dec 2019
The story's all there but I think the twist is too much of a twist. I'd get Charlie in right in the first line. 'Alfred could love or leave his family but Charlie was his mate...' or something like that. And I'd give the impression that Janet was...
Read full commentPosted in Where The Hell is Charlie?
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