mcmanaman
Primary tabs
I have 548 stories published in
26 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 526511 times
and 283 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2 of my 75 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 3 votes
I'm John. I live in Norwich and write poems and books and for the radio. My first full poetry collection Most people aren't that happy, anyway is published by Nasty Little Press. You can take a look at it here.
My stories
Bang bang bang went the gunpowder
Everything is sad now apart from the happy things so I guess we can concentrate on those. It will all be over soon, a nun tells me, every day when I...
- Read more about Bang bang bang went the gunpowder
- Log in to post comments
- 188 reads
Cut my hair put on a shirt
You tell me about your previous client a regular, one of your first customers from 1999. You make it clear you don’t often talk about people who come...
- Read more about Cut my hair put on a shirt
- 1 comment
- Log in to post comments
- 269 reads
Three key success factors for transforming your business
When someone says hi how are you? you should tell them about your drinking problem and how much you miss your brother. There's a photograph of him...
- Read more about Three key success factors for transforming your business
- 2 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 399 reads
Fractured silly ankle
But let's focus on my good ankle, the one the surgeon didn't even look at I am touching it now and smiling, its tendons firm like elevator cables the...
- Read more about Fractured silly ankle
- 2 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 357 reads
Rather than trying to behave and not feel our rage or rather than using it to burn down every living thing in a hundred mile radius it is better to first ask rage to take a seat with us.
My dad has a teatowel that says Keep Calm and Have a Cup of Tea but he doesn't. He frets, and maybe that's the reason I enjoyed Trainspotting so much...