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Kevin Marman

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.  Over the last twenty or so years, I've won some writing prizes for short fiction, poetry and playwriting.  In 2013, I published my first novel, 'In the Day'.  Looking at it now, I can see all sorts of things I would change - but I suppose that shows progress.  I also have a collection of short fiction, 'Sacred Shirts', which was published in 2024.

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, and lots of books.

My stories

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The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 5) (3)

Of the ones I had of mum and dad, there were three that were special favourites of mine. One of mum as a young woman, posing like a movie star pin-up...
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The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 5) (2)

There were some early school photos of me. I didn't like having my photograph taken, and it showed even then. The attempts at smiles that mostly...
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The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 5) (1)

Next morning, I got up early and went for a short run - just up to the end of the promenade and back. A couple of miles that included a brief stop at...
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The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 4) (3)

I hovered the mouse pointer over the 'Post' button. I really wasn't sure about it. I shut my eyes briefly. I could hear the low hum of the computer...
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The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 4) (2)

I fixed myself a salad for tea and sat in the kitchen to eat it. Tinker came in and sat on the windowsill beside me, looking from me to the street,...

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