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The BEBS Award for Best Ever Book

Well, I did it, I won the Best Ever Book Award. The BEBS is a very prestigious award made just…

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Some Shadow

The path to the cabin was choked with brambles; that was good. It meant that no one had been near…

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Starburst

I’m just leaving the Co-op Shop and I’ve got a bag of “All Original Starburst Chews, Bursting With Real Fruit…

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Extracts from: “The Diary of an Ordinary Man”

Edit * I think this was written around about 1999 Saturday Despite the sobs, I am not sad. I know…

Blog Drama Failure Identity Short Stories

The Richest Man in the World

I am the richest man in the world. They say I am a recluse, I am afraid of doorknobs, I…

Drama Identity Short Stories

Captive (Short Story)

“This too must pass.” These words have helped me in my long ordeal. They ring in my head like a…

Blog Drama Failure Short Stories

Breaking the Rules

Wednesday night: I met this fit girl in the pub; we exchanged phone numbers. I wrote hers on a pack…

Blog Drama Short Stories

Dead Flowers – a short story

Twenty-seven people were killed or injured when the bomb exploded. I happened to be travelling past on the bus, but…

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Born to Lose – (short story)

Walter? What sort of a name was that to give to a child born in 1995? Walter Andrew Nankeville. You…

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midsummer madness

Have the seasons slipped? It doesn’t feel like it’s the middle of summer although I know it will be the…

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