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Arabian Monkfish (Part One)

By Peter Bennett on Fri, 12 Nov 2021

Ah get oot the black hack in Kentish Town, just ootside the Forum. Black hacks, that’s whit we call them up the road – hackneys. Where, as...

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Reckoning

By Peter Bennett on Sat, 06 Nov 2021

Police sirens wail through air, puncturing the otherwise moderate fibre of the day. They come from different directions, carried to your ears on the...

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Bygones

By Peter Bennett on Sat, 06 Nov 2021

They bundle us intae the back ay the jeep, Zander just aboot greetin, ‘Whit aboot the Beemer? Ah’m tellin ye the noo, that better no have as much as...

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What Goes Around (Part Two)

By Peter Bennett on Fri, 05 Nov 2021

* * * ‘Granda! Ye awright? Talk tae me Granda!’ ah sais, loosenin his tie an undain the tap button ay his shirt ‘He’s deid! Fuck sake man! First ma...

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Yeah, was thinking that. A

Posted on Fri, 12 Nov 2021

Yeah, was thinking that. A lot going on. Same with the money. Just thought 'get it down' and I'll iron out the details shortly. One more chapter to go.

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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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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...