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The Ministry of Wellness (2)
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The Ministry of Wellness
Image: Creative Commons A writing exercise, where you take the first line of someone else's story and use it as your own. I borrowed a first line from my favourite novella by Mikhail Bulgakov.
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The Office of Indecipherable Envelopes (2)
Part Two of my Cold War inspired fantasy. Image is Wikicommons.
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The Office of Indecipherable Envelopes
Albert Pankow, Director of the Office of Indecipherable Envelopes, checked the time on the luminescent display of his wristwatch. As the numbers...
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UV (Part 4) - i-Care
Dystopian social satire or sci-fi? Image from wikipedia commons.
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I love volunteering in
Posted on Tue, 04 Jan 2022
I love volunteering in charity shops. You meet the best people. It's lovely to read a poem that celebrates ordinary things, like having a natter.
Read full commentPosted in Charity Shop Girls
Thank you both. I'll leave
Posted on Sun, 10 Jun 2018
Thank you both. I'll leave it up. I've made a few edits as suggested. I guess I am little frustrated, like Kristal Licht! Cheers.
Read full commentPosted in UV (Part 1) - Kristal
How lovely.
Posted on Thu, 05 Apr 2018
How lovely.
Read full commentPosted in The Whale Cafe
While I agree with your
Posted on Sat, 04 Apr 2015
While I agree with your assertion that openness is a positive thing, you have to remember that 'the family' is often the root cause of many people's problems. Confiding in one's parents is not always possible and many children have no one they...
Read full commentPosted in Why a secretive society is an unhealthy, unhappy and dishonest society
Everything she did for you,
Posted on Thu, 26 Mar 2015
Everything she did for you, she did because she loved you. There's no need to feel guilt. Good mums don't expect much in return, they just want their children to be safe and happy. I know from talking to you that she was a lovely mum and she...
Read full commentPosted in Mum, I promise I won't let guilt consume me
Lovely story, well told.
Posted on Mon, 02 Feb 2015
Lovely story, well told.
I'm afraid that the Nazis' views were fairly widespread at the beginning of the twentieth century and not confined to Germany - eugenics was almost like a religion to its proponents. In the USA there was...
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I was going to comment on
Posted on Wed, 14 Jan 2015
I was going to comment on your conversation with Jesus about Je suis Charlie, but you've taken it down. I thought it was an interesting idea. I was wondering if you felt comfortable imagining/writing dialogue between yourself and Jesus, safe in...
Read full commentPosted in Robert’s Universe (Flash Fiction)
Very strong characterisation
Posted on Mon, 01 Sep 2014
Very strong characterisation here, Bee. His voice, his self-justification and attitude towards his wife come through really well. Excellent.
Read full commentPosted in SMACK - (edited)
This is refreshingly
Posted on Mon, 04 Aug 2014
This is refreshingly different. Much enjoyed (although it was sad, obviously).
Read full commentPosted in Windows
Hi Jem,
Posted on Tue, 27 May 2014
Hi Jem,
If it could have been longer, then I'd consider adding to the poem - I'd definitely want to read it. These things need saying. You've personalised what seems almost to be a zeitgeist - sexual violence and misogyny feel like the...
Read full commentPosted in I Wish You'd Dye Your Hair
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