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Alex Smith
Decided to stop talking about it and do it.
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My stories
The song of the giant’s daughter.
Promise me, never to let the children forget the songs of Finn and the Fiánna.
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No Better Past (IP)
Sometimes, we find better selves like lost toys, as if we’ve dusted cobwebs to reveal old ribcaged hearts garbed in younger, rawer flesh that didn’t...
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The Iceberg
https://www.thecalmzone.net/ #MARKYOURMAN
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The Princess of Odd Numbers
It’s getting dark. The cypresses, slender, respectful genuflect to the sunset, a horse’s eye in all its majesty. In their junctures, iced from winter...
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Them
Nobody touches them. That’s respect there.
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I heard he actually played in
Posted on Thu, 14 Jun 2018
I heard he actually played in goal for Portsmouth. Pope John Paul II was also a handy goalkeeper and Jo Nesbo was a professional for Molde.
Read full commentPosted in Vamos España
Dickens in goal.
Posted on Thu, 14 Jun 2018
Dickens in goal.
Read full commentPosted in Vamos España
No Karius nobbled himself by
Posted on Thu, 14 Jun 2018
No Karius nobbled himself by not asking for help! You’ve got me thinking about a literary XI though. Hemingway and Cormac McCarthy at the back - muscular and no nonsense. Tricky schemer Joyce in the centre with impact sub Kafka for a short sharp...
Read full commentPosted in Vamos España
Brutal honesty. Somewhere a
Posted on Wed, 13 Jun 2018
Brutal honesty. Somewhere a lot of people have been but don’t admit to. Hope it was cathartic. It will be for others to read.
Read full commentPosted in The Worst Part ..
Musical and delicate without
Posted on Mon, 22 Jan 2018
Musical and delicate without shallowness. You’ve walked the tightrope expertly.
Read full commentPosted in Breaking The Silence
I loved the poem. Great
Posted on Sat, 16 Jun 2018
I loved the poem. Great economy of words. I would only change the title. Personally I like to make the reader work a bit, let’s them invest more of themselves into the writing.
Read full commentPosted in Where I Belong
This is an engaging piece. I
Posted on Sun, 17 Jun 2018
This is an engaging piece. I enjoyed the journey and the cyclical structure, perhaps a sign of the monotony of a life without others. The voice is clear and speech is good. I felt the descriptions at the start (particularly of hair) were a little...
Read full commentPosted in End of the World
I can’t stop reading this. It
Posted on Sat, 28 Apr 2018
I can’t stop reading this. It’s gorgeous. Love the final, transcendental image.
Read full commentPosted in Collaboration
I enjoyed reading this as it
Posted on Sat, 07 Apr 2018
I enjoyed reading this as it’s from a different perspective.
Read full commentPosted in MAGIC FOR MERLIN
Fantastic piece. Vivid and
Posted on Sun, 01 Apr 2018
Fantastic piece. Vivid and lip-smackingly aural.
Read full commentPosted in Alternative Prayer of Remembrance, Easter 2018
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