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2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 245363 times
and 37 of my stories have been cherry picked.
38 of my 1,940 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 40 votes
simon whitworth
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Half a Tangerine (Part 1)
A ghost story for Christmas in two parts.
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Some Seam Shared
So she's slumped over sobbing, great heaves of regret falling onto orange nylon, and there's a baby murmuring and the still-hot-hard brittle sound of...
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Raising the Dead
...and what would they have to say for themselves?
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Submerged
The telly is not working so I forced myself to write a poem.
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Gloaming
There I was, not coming or going, trying to find a path through, on and through and into the old ways and see how it was before. And so stood useless...
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I see what you mean and you
Posted on Thu, 21 Nov 2019
I see what you mean and you could leave it out, but I like the mixture of humour/pathos it adds. I find it so hard coming back to writing poetry after a long break, so hats off to you for writing something so good.
Read full commentPosted in 1994 Vintage Sindy-Space 4x4 Camper Home Jeep Mountain Fun. Original Box.
Wonderful poem.
Posted on Thu, 21 Nov 2019
Wonderful poem.
Read full commentPosted in Mars
I like to think I'm pretty
Posted on Wed, 10 Apr 2019
I like to think I'm pretty good at choosing an eye-catching title for my poems and stories, but this is a humdinger. I take my hat off to you Sir.
Read full commentPosted in I'm In Jail Because Of My Wife's Breasts
You had me at Pickled
Posted on Mon, 01 Apr 2019
You had me at Pickled Hemorrhoid, and now I know how to spell hemorrhoid correctly.
Read full commentPosted in The Unsent Letter
An excellent poem Di,
Posted on Thu, 28 Mar 2019
An excellent poem Di, particularly fond of like glitter in a snowglobe shook. I like the shopping detail very much as well, gives the poem an anchor.
Read full commentPosted in herring gull gallantry
Lovely, a simple thing made
Posted on Fri, 21 Dec 2018
Lovely, a simple thing made beautiful in your poem.
Read full commentPosted in love and laundry
This is a belter and is most
Posted on Wed, 16 May 2018
This is a belter and is most definitely ou Facebook/Twitter pick of the day. If you enjoyed Crazu and Trazu's adventures, please like and share so others can enjoy.
Read full commentPosted in Crazu the Brave
I always thought as I got
Posted on Wed, 21 Feb 2018
I always thought as I got older, I would become more right wing than my socialist early self, but that's like saying the older you get, the more of an uncaring, stupid cunt you become. I am at a loss to understand why people vote the way they do...
Read full commentPosted in coldest planet
You've educated me. I thought
Posted on Mon, 15 Jan 2018
You've educated me. I thought Gilgamesh was the bad wizard in The Smurfs and The Smurfs 2. This is very good Ewan. The masterstroke - convince millions trampled underfoot to lap up the pain and poverty by pinpointing a common enemy. Rinse and...
Read full commentPosted in Gods And Men
A really engrossing story
Posted on Sat, 20 Jan 2018
A really engrossing story that I enjoyed. Ambiguous time and setting which works really well with the subject matter.
Read full commentPosted in Ready. Aim. Fire.
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