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17 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 877865 times
and 349 of my stories have been cherry picked.
8 of my 108 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 9 votes
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Our Little Secrets
Our Little Secrets I’ve given this swan a secret name, as people like me have to. I'm more open with my houseplants. Amongst others I have: Stanley...
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Blackpool
Blackpool The weight of it is still present. A dropped book from a tenement. Sealed and unread, dared to be slit. A music hall town of tea leaves,...
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Fighting Pirates
Fighting Pirates On days when I wake up in tears, engulfing my low tide, the rock pools of a right old life. I have one last trick. They won’t come...
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Uncoupling
Uncoupling And here they are. Ice white. The canal buzzed with evolution. An afternoon in astounding heat. They entwine for life, these couples. Will...
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Darlings
Darlings And we are talking about flights. Of longitude, latitude and madness. How this triplet can swarm over our canals of doubt — pierce through...
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Notes on the poem
Posted on Thu, 30 Mar 2023
Thank you so much for your kind words about this poem.
Read full commentThe poem was written over an extended period of time and was the start of a deep personal change for me. It’s complicated. The poem was due to be an international commission...
Posted in Shame
Thank you
Posted on Mon, 23 Mar 2026
Thank you Yutka.
Yes, my books are available at the following links.
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Hijacked
Posted on Wed, 10 Sep 2025
Looks like my poem has been hijacked on this thread. Which is a shame. Oh well.
Read full commentPosted in Safe Home
Excellent and restrained.
Posted on Tue, 28 Jan 2025
Excellent and restrained.
Read full commentPosted in Anthem
No
Posted on Sat, 28 Oct 2023
No.
He is saying sorry for his crimes. I work in prisons teaching serious offenders creative writing.
Thanks
Ralph
Read full commentPosted in Record
Thank you!
Posted on Sun, 15 Oct 2023
Thank you, means a lot. I read this tonight at an event in Bradford.
Read full commentPosted in Geese
Excellent. I'll definitely
Posted on Mon, 14 Oct 2019
Excellent. I'll definitely come. Thank you. I'll email ABCTales.
Read full commentPosted in Serotonin Rag
I think Hank would have liked
Posted on Tue, 15 Apr 2014
I think Hank would have liked that...
Read full commentPosted in Shut Your Mouth Bukowski!