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8 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 497318 times
and 167 of my stories have been cherry picked.
126 of my 1,328 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 128 votes
Alex Smith
Decided to stop talking about it and do it.
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My stories
A Shuffling Up.
When younger, the word of God was writ large in every cloud. Every beat of every heart was a plan. A fate unreeling. An ocean of moments in an arrow...
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Bars of Light
Evening sunlight in recumbent ribbons lies dappled on soft curves of southern downs. Our quick-witted boys gambol always just out of touch or reach...
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Longing or '**** you, next door's cat.'
F*** you, next door’s cat, sunk in smug puddles of riddled fur, curled like a purring, steaming turd.
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Result (Inspiration Point)
So much behind the printer ink lies, behind the quantified, mapped, planned, calculated lives.
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Glass Swans
My mother’s mantelpiece holds three glass swans. Nobody knows where she got them from. I doubt she even remembers. 23 years they've been there. Mute. Tamed. Paddling like fuck to stand still. We’re only staying for a week.
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This is lovely, delicate
Posted on Wed, 27 May 2015
This is lovely, delicate story-telling. The subtle mysteries draw us in and the imagery anchors us there. Lovely work!
Read full commentPosted in Notes from a Dirt Engineer - Old Apple Trees
Those soft 's' sounds are
Posted on Thu, 14 May 2015
Those soft 's' sounds are both soothing and saddening. The stillness of a Sunday.
Read full commentPosted in A Small Ceasing to Be
Spot on. Your internal rhymes
Posted on Sat, 09 May 2015
Spot on. Your internal rhymes give the humble egg a grandeur it deserves!
Read full commentPosted in Eggy Soldiers.
This is wonderfully written
Posted on Sat, 09 May 2015
This is wonderfully written with a lovely, brisk pace and humour to burn. I found the reminiscing both wistful and insightful, not at all romanticised. An excellent first piece I've read of yours. Welcome!
Read full commentPosted in My Barbiography
Incredibly powerful work. The
Posted on Thu, 07 May 2015
Incredibly powerful work. The first person narrative really brings that home.
Read full commentPosted in Centralian
A plethora of sumptious
Posted on Thu, 07 May 2015
A plethora of sumptious vignettes! Really enjoyed the impressionistic vivid images you conjured here. Present continuous 'ing's really make this poem move.
Read full commentPosted in Dress for the weather!
I love this. Wasting words in
Posted on Thu, 07 May 2015
I love this. Wasting words in poetry is a crime and there's not one wasted here.
Read full commentPosted in when I am without
You have made this sound very
Posted on Mon, 04 May 2015
You have made this sound very grand and wistful at the same time - that takes skill! Some editing needed with some words I think - line 2, stanza 3 etc.
Read full commentPosted in Time that passed
Loved it. Punctures the
Posted on Mon, 04 May 2015
Loved it. Punctures the madness! Could you add in 'Colin of House that one with the green shutters next to the chippy that that nice old lady used to live in, first of his name' next time?
Read full commentPosted in A Song of Fish and Chips
I'm no expert in commenting
Posted on Mon, 04 May 2015
I'm no expert in commenting on scripts but I found the dialogue vibrant and funny, the plotting was paced well and some intriguing pieces of action.
Read full commentPosted in Meeting the Buddha on the Road (1st draft)
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