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9 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 37222 times
and 85 of my stories have been cherry picked.
11 of my 140 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 11 votes
Christopher Caldwell
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The Speed Of Dark // Eclipse
No clock can measure, no hand can stay, The speed of darkness eats the day. Like Magritte’s sky of feathered night, It swallows sun, eclipses light...
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Letter to Paul Simon from Cecilia (circa. Feb 1970)
Dear Simon, I’m writing this because, well, you keep showing up at my door with that same sad look, and it’s time we get a few things straight. It’s...
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Burial
The spade slips in, sharp as flint, into the black-tide earth, where bramble-thorn grips the muck's throat, tangles and drags. Sun's caught in...
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On the bright side (IP)
Woke up late for the job interview, No shower, no breakfast, no time for a brew. The clock sneered ten; I cursed, I ran, But on the bright side, I...
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My Grandma, Mai Mai Gee (IP)
When I arrived in Myanmar, the familiarity was immediate and overwhelming. I saw my grandmother in the old women who passed me by, their longyis,...
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Sounds like you're at the
Posted on Tue, 29 Oct 2024
Sounds like you're at the cusp of wanting real change and being fearful of the cost of it, which is such a relatable place to be. Like your last one, it’s a powerful piece, honestly, sorting through the cognitive dissonance of your need for...
Read full commentPosted in F*king awful
Thank you for your high
Posted on Mon, 28 Oct 2024
Thank you for your high praise.
I was actually drawing on Andrew Marvell's style. Crossed with a question from Steven Wright "Ok, so what's the speed of dark?". He has some good leftfield oneliners that leave you thinking such as "Why isn’...
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Woman of the hour
Posted on Thu, 24 Oct 2024
I watched a 2023 film the other night called Woman of the Hour set in 70s LA. Though it's about a serial killer targeting women, it's actually a study on outdated attitudes towards women in general and unfortunately, there is evidence that these...
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A stark and painful image of
Posted on Thu, 24 Oct 2024
A stark and painful image of womanhood. You capture the cyclical nature of violence, loss, and survival with visceral language—“hollow-eyed blossoms of rape,” “orphans, widowers,” and the repeated “begetting” convey a history of suffering passed...
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Wonderful. Seamus Heaney's
Posted on Mon, 21 Oct 2024
Wonderful. Seamus Heaney's earthy textures, but sparser and more sensual and questioning. "through truffled scurf" and "saltmist warped the wood" are just fantastic.
There's a songwriter I used to listen to called Joanna Newsom who had a...
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Yes, fireworks were a key
Posted on Tue, 24 Sep 2024
Yes, fireworks were a key highlight for me too. And running around with sparklers but so scared of that hot metal. I was a '70s kid so a bit later - we had indoor fireworks too as a pre-show before the big ones outside. My dad more than anyone...
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Your poem reminds me of
Posted on Wed, 25 Sep 2024
Your poem reminds me of something.
There was a German advert featuring a Mr W for a wind energy company called Epuron. I don't know if you've seen it. It's easy to track down on YouTube.
He is large, awkward and looks like a mime...
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Good old Mrs Cooper.
Posted on Sat, 21 Sep 2024
Good old Mrs Cooper. Entertaining kids without even trying.
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Very atmospheric. I can feel
Posted on Tue, 24 Sep 2024
Very atmospheric. I can feel it all. It's all very familiar, except my dad didn't rule the house with an iron fist.
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Excellent. I had such
Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2024
Excellent. I had such compassion. I was cheering with the others even before you/she got to the finish line. Very real and so well told.
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