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I have 224 stories published in
10 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 471104 times
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308 of my 1,316 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 332 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
Artur and Guillaume (part 2)
This is the problem. It is not as if he can just apologise, say it was all a big misunderstanding. I’m sorry old chap. No hard feelings. But he has...
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Artur and Guillaume (part 1)
Artur lands heavily on his skinny Gallic arse as he is thrown unceremoniously from the door of Les Jolies Filles brothel, Rue Guy de Maupassant, in...
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Minnesota Fats
Minnesota Fats There isn't much great fiction about pool. In fact, the only book I know of any repute is The Hustler by Walter Tevis. It was made...
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Flamingo Dreams
And in other news. My book, Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel , which appeared here on AbcTales between October and December 2019 is to be published...
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The Monkey Plans. (An audio extract from Sven Goes to War)
The Monkey Plans . 1. Listen to The Monkey Plans . 2. Read the full story here . 3. Or even from beginning of whole banana here . 4. Enjoy 5. Or don'...
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Excellent! Well deserving of
Posted on Wed, 27 Oct 2021
Excellent! Well deserving of all the praise.
Read full commentPosted in Wintered Thin
Love this.
Posted on Thu, 21 Oct 2021
Love this.
Read full commentPosted in What is Buried at Thresholds
I loved those annuals.
Posted on Thu, 07 Oct 2021
I loved those annuals.
Read full commentPosted in The Long and Spectacular Life of Agnes Magnusdottir 17
Congratulations Ed! No flies
Posted on Wed, 29 Sep 2021
Congratulations Ed! No flies on you. This is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day. Please share!
Read full commentPosted in I, Caddis
Really good story.
Posted on Tue, 14 Sep 2021
Really good story.
Read full commentPosted in With or Without You
The history lesson works, I
Posted on Sat, 11 Sep 2021
The history lesson works, I think, because it's told in such a particular specific voice.
Read full commentPosted in Troubles
I would flesh this out more.
Posted on Wed, 08 Sep 2021
I would flesh this out more. What was the room like? What did she look like? Not overdoing it.
And there is too much direct speech. Read it out. Does it sound the way someone speaks?
I like the story tho...
Read full commentPosted in Maria and the Bellasis Family 3
It's hard not to overdo the
Posted on Mon, 06 Sep 2021
It's hard not to overdo the sentimentality in these things. And you've got this pitch perfect. It's really lovely.
Read full commentPosted in Gentlemen and Players
As above. I love both the
Posted on Sun, 05 Sep 2021
As above. I love both the poem and the tale. And I want to eat some Korean food. It used to be my favourite thing but there aren't many Korean restaurants in these parts.
Read full commentPosted in The Swallow's Broken Leg
Excellent!
Posted on Fri, 03 Sep 2021
Excellent!
Read full commentPosted in Coyle Loyal
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