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8 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 511188 times
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126 of my 1,327 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 128 votes
Alex Smith
Decided to stop talking about it and do it.
Twitter: @AlexCalling79
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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 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
That gear change at the end
Posted on Mon, 19 Mar 2018
That gear change at the end of the first verse...can hear it resound. Stunning imagery.
Read full commentPosted in Shifting Sands
FUCK yes.
Posted on Wed, 21 Feb 2018
FUCK yes.
Read full commentPosted in coldest planet
I love the cadence. To drop
Posted on Sat, 09 Dec 2017
I love the cadence. To drop the lines as you've done and maintain the mood is a skill. Agree with PhillipS the last line makes it.
Read full commentPosted in True nature
I like this already. It's
Posted on Sat, 17 Dec 2016
I like this already. It's intriguing and snappy, has a first scene of a film feeling to it - breezy. It's not easy to write about football authentically so I'll be interested to see how you carry on with this. Keep posting and welcome to the site...
Read full commentPosted in The Loanee - Page 1
I found the insertion of
Posted on Fri, 16 Dec 2016
I found the insertion of images jarring at first but when I got used to them it gave a powerful effect akin to 'We didn't start the fire.'
Read full commentPosted in subjected/ subjugated
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