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A note to my yet to be born baby
Dear little one, it’s your father here. How are you doing in there? Do you have everything you need? If you want any extras, put them on my bill. Now you’re minus-three-months-old I thought I’d write because there’s something I… Read More ›
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Kumi’s Cake shortlisted
My short story, Kumi’s Cake, was shortlisted for the 2020 Bridport Prize International Short Story Competition and I am still amazed, overjoyed and dumbstruck in equal measure (if you can imagine that expression, please send me a drawing). I’ve been… Read More ›
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Dear Auntie… stop using the third text message!
Dear Auntie, could you please stop your continual use of the third text message? I know what you’re doing and it won’t work. Like yesterday. I told you I was going out, so you sent me a message. Have a… Read More ›
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Huy Truong’s outstanding envisioning of The Wrong Story characters
I am indebted to the brilliant artist Huy Truong for his outstanding envisioning of some of the characters from The Wrong Story. These are the characters who inhabit the head of cartoonist Tom Hannah, and appear in his eco-cartoon strip…. Read More ›
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#LockdownLit: The Therapist
She said, it had been traumatic. She said, not traumatic like explosions or being in a war. She hadn’t been buried alive or anything. It wasn’t that sort of traumatic. She said, if she didn’t talk about it she’d go… Read More ›
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#LockdownLit: One Hell of an Evening
Max thumped his steering wheel. “Come on.” In the distance, the traffic lights changed from red to amber to green but the line of cars barely moved. They were backed up as far as he could see, in front and… Read More ›
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‘A Very Unbound Book’ Another ‘kind of’ book review. Happy Family by James Ellis
via ‘A Very Unbound Book’ Another ‘kind of’ book review. Happy Family by James Ellis
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#LockdownLit: Early Days
Andrea said to me, our life is too shallow. I said, define shallow. She said, when you wake up what do you think about? I said, what shirt to put on. She laughed. See? I said, okay, let’s talk deep…. Read More ›
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#LockdownLit: The Beast
Before dishwashers became a standard feature in most people’s kitchens, every town had at least one crockery cleaning kiosk located near a car-park or taxi rank, or within easy reach of public transport. In those days it was common during… Read More ›
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#LockdownLit: The Fire-Diver’s Assistant
The fire-diver was called Gregory, and I assisted him by chalking arrows on the walls of seaside towns; writing things like This Way To See The Great Fire-Diver – Three O’Clock, or, It’s The Greatest Show On Earth – Don’t… Read More ›
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Writerly Things ›
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Kumi’s Cake shortlisted
October 30, 2020
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Dear Auntie… stop using the third text message!
August 4, 2020
Strays ›
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#LockdownLit: The Therapist
May 16, 2020
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#LockdownLit: One Hell of an Evening
May 9, 2020
The Gudgeon ›
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Exploring the real world… volunteers
January 28, 2019
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Exploring the real world… Goldilocks pubs
January 28, 2019
