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Kevin Marman
Retired care worker, writer, memester, autist, dissenter.
I like people who not only think outside the box, but reshape the box into something else!
I've been writing since I was 10. It's my sanctuary - though the structure often needs maintenance. In 2015, at the grand age of 56, I was finally diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Condition (Asperger's). I live alone with my cat, Daisy, my bicycle and lots of books.
My stories
Tom All Alone (3)
Russell leapt into Tom's bed in the dark and pulled him down under the covers. "This one's a vegetable souper." The fart sounded like a sheet being...
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Tom All Alone (2)
"Wait 'til his dad gets home," nan said. "He'll have something to say." ... Those were the words that scared him more than any. More than the...
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Tom All Alone (1)
Their house was halfway along, and from the bay window in the upstairs sitting room he could view the street from one end to the other. He could see...
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Autistic Man!
Loosely-based on George Carlin's 'Modern Man' performance poem, I wrote this for a poetry slam a couple of years ago. It needs a rapid-fire delivery...
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Taking Care 6 (iii)
After three months in the job, I had my first supervision. Malcolm was my appointed supervisor. I was dreading it. "It's just a formality, really,"...
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Yeah. I fictionalised it
Posted on Mon, 04 Mar 2019
Yeah. I fictionalised it this time. I don't like defining people by their features, but it's the kind of thing kids notice. No offence to anyone with large noses. I've got large ears!
I can remember that day like it was yesterday. ...
Read full commentPosted in The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 6) (9)
Chapter 5 (2)...
Posted on Sun, 03 Mar 2019
Chapter 5 (2)...
I had three of Michael. One as a small child, standing beside a Christmas tree, grinning a toothy grin as he held a bottle of beer up to a pint jug. Clearly something posed by dad. It always brought a smile to mum,...
Read full commentPosted in The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 6) (6)
Cheers, mate. It was the
Posted on Fri, 01 Mar 2019
Cheers, mate. It was the colour of cotton, rather than like it... but I know what you mean. Ash-grey is a cliche, too. Hard to avoid 'em, really.
Minimum wage doesn't even get paid by some companies. Some garment factories in Leicester...
Read full commentPosted in The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 6) (1)
Thanks for your input,
Posted on Mon, 25 Feb 2019
Thanks for your input, Rhiannon. It's something that's often discussed on Aspie forums.
I tend, now, to try to hold for a couple of seconds if I can - but it's never easy. It is a bit of a myth, to be fair, that we avoid eye contact...
Read full commentPosted in The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 2) (3)
I like the way you go, Jane.
Posted on Thu, 28 Feb 2019
I like the way you go, Jane. Sounds like we often take the same path
A...
Read full commentPosted in That's Not The Way I Go
Paths have become a bit of an
Posted on Mon, 25 Feb 2019
Paths have become a bit of an obsession with me lately! Parallel universes, etc. I wrote a novel once (unpublished) about a man who dies and in the 'afterlife' is offered the chance to see what would have become of his life if he had made...
Read full commentPosted in The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 2) (3)
As I kid, I well remember mum
Posted on Sat, 01 Dec 2018
As I kid, I well remember mum walking around the sitting room with the V-shaped TV aerial until the picture was right - and dad saying 'That's it. Just stay right there.'
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As you rightly say, the
Posted on Sat, 01 Dec 2018
As you rightly say, the pressures on the young nowadays are enormous. The advent of social media and smart phone technology have created more problems than they've solved - especially for young people. One of my niece's boys was getting...
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Thanks, Jack - just caught up
Posted on Fri, 16 Nov 2018
Thanks, Jack - just caught up with all your comments. Thanks for them all.
Your mentor is right, and I'm sure you'll like the story. The whole book is pretty much perfect. Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio is another such. ...
Read full commentPosted in Gift: A Son's Story (The Night Before)
I can't stop laughing. I
Posted on Mon, 12 Nov 2018
I can't stop laughing. I couldn't help imagining colleagues at work (the boss is okay) I could happily do this to. This is a brilliant piece of writing. I love your sense of humour, Jane.
'The man’s white, flascidious buttocks...
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