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Ross Lowe
Originally from Derbyshire, now living in Berlin.
Brand new to ABCTales, but have been writing for a bit.
Hoping that somebody, somewhere, enjoys my stuff!
My stories
You're Doing Great
From the moment my wife’s waters broke, I knew I had some serious shit to sort out. It was Wednesday morning and I’d just come home from walking the...
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Step Forward, Harry Salt - Part III
Sorry for not sharing anything lately: been snowed under with work and baby prep! Here's the last part of Harry Salt I'll be sharing for a while... 3...
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Step Forward, Harry Salt: Part II
Office Harry’s bottom was starting to itch. His plaid trousers were still somewhat sodden, and he couldn’t be sure whether steam was rising from his...
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There Are No Words
Christ. I’d got it. After all these years, after everyone’s efforts. Where others had failed, I’d got it. Cracked it. Nailed it. The answer. The...
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Step Forward, Harry Salt – Part 1
Here's a little section from the opening of my novel, Step Forward, Harry Salt. The first section, 'Garden', I read at the ABCTales live virtual...
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A really smashing poem. I'm
Posted on Fri, 02 Apr 2021
A really smashing poem. I'm with Paul in that I often mix up weeds and flowers. My Mum will attest to that after enduring a number of partially ruined flower beds, before she told me I should probably turn my hand to something else. But there is...
Read full commentPosted in Oxalis stricta
This is a great poem, Paul.
Posted on Tue, 16 Mar 2021
This is a great poem, Paul. Really lifting, mystical, and capturing the spirit of this time of year. A lovely escape from the troubles of current times: better days are on the way! Loved it. Well done.
Read full commentPosted in Vernal Equinox
This is a beauty. Great work
Posted on Wed, 10 Mar 2021
This is a beauty. Great work – a fantastic voyage if ever there was one!
Congratulations on the big 5-0 too. ...
Read full commentPosted in Black Holes and Revelations
Birch trees are pretty
Posted on Fri, 05 Mar 2021
Birch trees are pretty incredible things, and your poem beautifully captures that. The first to renew, the earliest to leaf... loved it. Thank you for sharing.
Read full commentPosted in Birch Tree
What a beautifully sad and
Posted on Mon, 01 Mar 2021
What a beautifully sad and poignant piece. I hope the little lad is okay.
Thank you for sharing this.
Read full commentPosted in Hand Washing, Glasgow Central
Only just caught up!
Posted on Wed, 24 Feb 2021
I'm sorry both – I've only just caught up on your conversation! Di is absolutely right, the books are wonderful and congrats on picking up Assassin's Apprentice. It starts a little slowly and then all of a sudden you're gripped. You have a...
Read full commentPosted in The Hive
A wonderful poem alive with
Posted on Wed, 24 Feb 2021
A wonderful poem alive with promise. Spring's fronds have been pushing through here this week and it feels so, so good to know that change and better days lie ahead. Your poem crackles with that. Really lovely and congratulations on your poem of...
Read full commentPosted in Getting Ready
Smashing poem, this one. Well
Posted on Wed, 24 Feb 2021
Smashing poem, this one. Well done.
Read full commentHave you ever read any of the books by Robin Hobb? The final books of her series about Fitz feature a wonderful character called Bee, and the artwork for the book covers, by Jackie Morris, feature a...
Posted in The Hive
Great stuff, Sean. Some
Posted on Fri, 19 Feb 2021
Great stuff, Sean. Some people will no doubt say "whatever grabs you", but it's more about what you grab when the muse, agricultural or otherwise, hits. Glad you grabbed your pen, glad the Oul Lad grabbed something else and glad you shared this....
Read full commentPosted in There You Are
Thank you Drew. When you're
Posted on Tue, 16 Feb 2021
Thank you Drew. When you're next out this way, do let me know. It would be great to meet and share a beer or two.
Read full commentPosted in Boxi Market
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