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Pawns (Part One)

By Peter Bennett on Tue, 05 Oct 2021

Ah think ah’ve goat everythin. Two boatles ay ginger: wan, Irn-Bru , wan, Garvie’s Orange ; three packets ay biscuits: Toffeepops, an two ay mint...

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Ghosts (Part Two)

By Peter Bennett on Fri, 17 Sep 2021

The room’s went quiet, aw eyes trained in oan us, it seems, an ah feel like a fuckin actor in a play ah’ve no read the script tae; ignorant,...

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Ghosts (Part One)

By Peter Bennett on Fri, 17 Sep 2021

A woolly sunlight creeps acroass the rain sodden tarmac ootside the East chapel ay the crematorium, breakin through the clouds above, increasin in...

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Troubles

By Peter Bennett on Sat, 11 Sep 2021

The wee light oan the answer machine’s flashin when ah get back in fae the shoaps. Bloody pathetic, ah know, but it gies me a wee tinge ay excitement...

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This was great Mark. Quirky

Posted on Fri, 03 Sep 2021

This was great Mark. Quirky concept. I reckon you should sub this to a few places. Incidentally, with the whisky, I'm sure the distinction is: if it's Scottish, it's whisky. If it's American (bourbon) or Irish, it's whiskey.

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'Eyes Right' is an inspired

Posted on Thu, 02 Sep 2021

'Eyes Right' is an inspired name for a Scottish opticians. I'm going to start a chain! ;)

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Frequently funny, yet

Posted on Fri, 04 Jun 2021

Frequently funny, yet poignant. Enjoyed this, Mark.

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Enjoyed this Jack. These

Posted on Sun, 25 Apr 2021

Enjoyed this Jack. These types of tales are seldom told. Reminded me of a Kelman short story.

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I'm very much enjoying this

Posted on Wed, 30 Dec 2020

I'm very much enjoying this style you're employing with these stories Sean. Something of Beckett about them. Well deserved POTD.

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Reading

Posted on Wed, 18 Nov 2020

Hi mate, I've signed up to the next reading event at the end of the month so you'll be able to hear it then if you're going to get involved. You're right, as far as I'm concerned, he has to have that voice. To moderate and sanitise it...

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I enjoyed that. A visceral

Posted on Sun, 22 Nov 2020

I Enjoyed that. A visceral narrative that grabs you by the hair and takes you with it.

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Thank you very much. No, it's

Posted on Wed, 18 Nov 2020

Thank you very much. No, it's not part of a bigger piece. I am however, currently editing a novel written predominantly in the same style, in the Glaswegian demotic and first person (present) POV. There could be some scope for these characters to...