Jude O'Flynn
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Crazy Diamonds
'Stars and Gripes' ‘Ooh, I think I know this one.’ ‘Shut up. I’m trying to listen.’ This has been the routine for the past five days: get up late for...
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Rhyme & Pun-ishment - a chapter from the novel Crazy Diamonds
Rhyme & Pun-ishment I have a quick shower then make my way to the computer room to sew the lines together. Must. Avoid. Rory. I’m starting to...
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Teaching Birds to Sing
We noticed that there are so few Regent Honeyeaters that they don’t get the chance to hear each other. They copy other birds and sing their songs...
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Crazy Diamonds - Engraved Stranger (revised 1st chapter)
My name is Nick Moore, which is also an instruction to steal things. Somehow, I’ve been accepted into Cambridge University. I’m single and my college...
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Any Other Name
NOTE: Final chapter of story shared on ABC Tales a few months ago and previously-titled 'Crazy Diamond' and 'Mad Alex and The Moral Panics' I...
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Great poem. I like the way it
Posted on Wed, 28 Apr 2021
Great poem. I like the way it casually references the films, and this line is sublime: 'A woman in furs brings dessert.' Tarkovsky is a brilliant director, as well as a very talented defender for Burnley FC.
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I think at least a little
Posted on Sun, 06 Sep 2020
I think at least a little more detail about the circumstances that led to the break-up would be useful. Was it entirely impulsive? Did she or he do something terrible? I don't think it needs to be a big diversion from the story - indeed, I'm far...
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I enjoyed this - such a
Posted on Sun, 06 Sep 2020
I enjoyed this - such a strong sense of place. I'd like to find out more about the past (why did he split up with Sara?) and the future (does he end up working at the fairground or in the desert?)
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The line length and subject
Posted on Wed, 15 Jul 2020
The line length and subject matter remind me of Walt Whitman. And may I say I love the American use of 'fall' for autumn. Surely we should desribe spring as 'rise'?
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