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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.

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Gift: A Son's Story (excerpt)

In May 2015, at the age of 56 - and after a lifetime of inexplicable challenges - I was finally diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (Asperger's...
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Parallax

On the morning train the news isn’t good – though everyone’s reading it in their own preferred version: the Mail ’s the Guardian ’s the FT ’s the...
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Mum's Orange Comb

I spent the last 7 months of her life caring full-time for my mother. Afterwards, I wrote a book about the whole experience. At 140k words, it's the...
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Rolling in the Aisles

I was on the early shift at the supermarket. 5 am start, through to midday. I hated the early shift. I hated all the shifts. But what could you do?...
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Work is the Curse of the Drinking Classes...

Sure, I've had a few jobs. Too many to count. Some I got fired from, some I left. Some I didn't even start. I get bored easily, anyway. It never pays...

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