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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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Tom Tom Turnaround (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 Tom Turnaround (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 Tom Turnaround (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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125 of my comments have received 135 Great Feedback votes

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Thanks, Di.  I think the

Posted on Fri, 16 Aug 2024

Thanks, Di.  I think the addiction is understandable.  It's an essential part of the business model for these platforms - the so-called 'attention economy'.  The saying in Silicon Valley is 'If you aren't  paying for the product, you are...

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  I think of it as a bit of

Posted on Fri, 16 Aug 2024

smiley  I think of it as a bit of freedom, mate!  It's funny, but I had a medical...

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I detest the whole culture of

Posted on Fri, 16 Aug 2024

I detest the whole culture of it, and refuse to have a smart phone.  People call me a dinosaur.  No, I'm not. Neither am I a lemming.  I have a PC with internet connection, which I use when I choose to use it.  I have a VPN to protect my privacy...

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Hi Turlough,

Posted on Thu, 15 Aug 2024

Hi Turlough,

Thanks for your comment.  I had a couple of 'episodes' yesterday with BIG car drivers, which inspired the rant!  The area I live in is full of them.  I was reading that their numbers have jumped ten-fold globally since 2010,...

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Ah, The Blind Beggar.  Oh,

Posted on Tue, 18 Jan 2022

Ah, The Blind Beggar.  Oh, the times...

Great memories, mate.

 

That scene where Ollie runs out in front of the fire engine and jumps in the back of the van - I watched that being filmed.  It took six takes over about 40...

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Cassiopeia - 'the big double

Posted on Tue, 18 Jan 2022

Cassiopeia - 'the big double-you!'

One of the few constellations I can remember, because of the shape.

A first reading has resonated with my own thoughts at this time.  I may not be able to decode the images, but there's an...

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As long as you don't get

Posted on Tue, 18 Jan 2022

As long as you don't get shouted at for writing in English!  Unlikely, I'd think wink

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A fine piece of folklore, it

Posted on Tue, 18 Jan 2022

A fine piece of folklore, it sounds!

'I suspect it's the Reverend Ian Paisley.'

Hahaha!  Never! Never! Never!

This made me smile this morning

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I don't think it is our

Posted on Sat, 15 Jan 2022

I don't think it is our decision.  I don't think we have any say in the matter.  It's just the way it works.  The rich can get away with whatever they like.  The poor just have to put up with it.  Because they have no power.  Not even at the...

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Posted on Sat, 15 Jan 2022

Bring your own suitcase!

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