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Clever, this. At first I was
Posted on Thu, 26 Jun 2014
Clever, this. At first I was carried along by the act of leaving and the guilt ensued, but there's elements of something else at play and dare I say, a sense of generational tit for tat, yet done without malice. It's painfully deep. Mother...
Read full commentPosted in Life on Mars
Hi Ben, I like the title of
Posted on Mon, 16 Jun 2014
Hi Ben, I like the title of this and the descriptive scene setting. It feels relaxed and contemplative. Familiar with London, it took me there. That said, I was frustrated that I didn't find out what was wrong with him by the end, I found myself...
Read full commentPosted in Sunset Over Southbank
This is charming Tina. For it
Posted on Sun, 15 Jun 2014
This is charming Tina. For it's hilarity, plus the voice you've created is so typical of that class in that era.
Read full commentPosted in My Heart Belongs to Daddy
A forever relationship is as
Posted on Fri, 02 May 2014
A forever relationship is as fitting as a comfy chair and the luxury of a night dress at noon and an artist that knows beauty isn't youth but compassion. Stunning.
I always fondly jest my partner for bringing uncool cumbersome flasks of...
Read full commentPosted in The Blue Chair
Our society's a dystopian
Posted on Sat, 26 Apr 2014
Our society's a dystopian nightmare, this is precisely why. You've stapled it all down and the anonymity of Z hammered it home harder.
Read full commentPosted in Cadogan Street
This is beautiful, you make
Posted on Wed, 23 Apr 2014
This is beautiful, you make natural miracles so special to read about.
Read full commentPosted in Frog Spring (2)
This shimmers Kafka yet it's
Posted on Tue, 08 Apr 2014
This shimmers Kafka yet it's original, too. Full of metallic-breathed anxiety and wet underarms, of shrinking, the brain pacing out inadequacy, being forced to take up less space in a world of space-abusers and big nosed people that believe,...
Read full commentPosted in The Dinner Party
Mandy, the mushroom imagery
Posted on Fri, 11 Apr 2014
Mandy, the mushroom imagery and the darkness of the forest grabbed me straight away. I was expecting the spore imagery to spread to Liam somehow - an ex boyfriend of mine reminded me of a mushroom. My only gripe is I wanted more.
Read full commentPosted in Families are like fungus
An unexpected piece of work,
Posted on Wed, 09 Apr 2014
An unexpected piece of work, the language is rich and textured, the ending felt washed through and clean despite the carnage. The fragmentation and the flitting pace strengthens her character, it shows how unstable she is. Or perhaps I should...
Read full commentPosted in Knit One Slip One Part 3
Butterflies are all manner of
Posted on Fri, 04 Apr 2014
Butterflies are all manner of things to me. Signs and meanings and people and ghosts. The layers are delicate yet very poignant.
Read full commentPosted in Marginalia
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