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8 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 140881 times
and 146 of my stories have been cherry picked.
123 of my 1,402 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 122 votes
Alex Smith
Decided to stop talking about it and do it.
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My stories
Calloused to Birdsong
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Draw a line. Scrape it through trees. Dissect mountains, valleys, lakes. Forget the sun, gaudy bauble, wasting rays whoring light and fix your border...
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RIP OED
Help! Help me! I’m being attacked. Intimidated. Violated. Invaded. The words. They’ve ganged up on me. They've crowded my eyes, cut off my exits,...
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Indelible
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I can see your scars. They're in the way you talk, how you pull your sleeves down. How you slump. I can see your scars. They're in your stare. From...
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Traffic
How many new cousins have you got? Four. Three with scars and sallow eyes. How many new sisters today? Dad's brought six. Four speak French and...
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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
A very interesting character
Posted on Sat, 07 Apr 2018
A very interesting character in Masterson. The ‘cool’ priest. We had a few in our parish and some were ok, some lost their faith and others were hiding something. I want to know more about Masterson. Is there more?
Read full commentPosted in Call Me Masterson
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
Gorgeous writing. Dropped at
Posted on Mon, 26 Mar 2018
Gorgeous writing. Dropped at the end of each line just at the right time. Meanders but doesn’t ramble. Thoroughly enjoyed this.
Read full commentPosted in My First Love, 1989 – 91
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