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A self analytical piece shot

Posted on Mon, 15 Jun 2015

A self analytical piece shot through with shattering fact and an overt sense of perception. It encourages reader participation - contemplation. I believe that we're not meant to feel brave whilst we're being brave. We just crack on with intrepid...

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Posted in Symmetry

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I'm with your dad on this.

Posted on Wed, 17 Jun 2015

I'm with your dad on this. Platforms rock. Get them on and strike a pose. Very funny piece. Jolono, I went out and returned to find the family cat's coat hacked off and my 'hairdresser' mama sporting a new chop that closely resembled Friar Tuck...

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Posted in Rubber soles – the shoes from hell

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So much pain, here. A

Posted on Sat, 13 Jun 2015

So much pain, here. A difficult read but studded with lots of poetry and a hint of wry sarcasm.

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Posted in Butterfly in a Jar

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It's soulful and deep, really

Posted on Sat, 13 Jun 2015

It's soulful and deep, really beautiful. That thread you speak of works to pull all the thoughts together and illuminates the ups and downs of alcohol's pull in an artistic way rather than a flat account. 

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Posted in Here is your thread

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Philip, a marvellous poem.

Posted on Thu, 11 Jun 2015

Philip, a marvellous poem. Have read it over and over, feels crafted to precision. The speech transformation is a repulsively attractive image, phlegmy reptiles all over the feet, cold and spewed up.  Composition wise it's flawless. Exciting that...

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Posted in Loathsome (Poetry Monthly)

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Can't stop laughing at chair

Posted on Wed, 10 Jun 2015

Can't stop laughing at chair under your arm. Adore the way you put words on the page. 

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Posted in My visit to a shrink Part 02

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I love this. It's candid,

Posted on Wed, 10 Jun 2015

I love this. It's candid, sharply written, self deprecating and  analytical. Welcome to ABC Tales and shout if you're not sure of anything.

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Posted in My visit to a shrink Part 02

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The cemetery is the strangest

Posted on Sun, 07 Jun 2015

The cemetery is the strangest place where celebrations take place amongst  tears and old relics and precious mementoes which fade even as we hold them. I always find the spinning windmills and gnomes absurdly comforting. Your format is in...

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Posted in Dust

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Brilliantly composed.

Posted on Wed, 03 Jun 2015

Brilliantly composed. Inherently sad - immediate thought was how does society justify kids carrying the can for parents - very approachable poetry too. 

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Posted in SOUND

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What a gorgeously constructed

Posted on Tue, 02 Jun 2015

What a gorgeously constructed tribute and 'a lot alive.' Your metaphors for time and the peace of the scene are transporting.

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Posted in Quietus

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