Cy Forrest
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I have 14 stories published in
2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 17543 times
and 5 of my stories have been cherry picked.
Ian Duncan Smith
He doesn't know a lot about books but he knows what he likes. Cy Forrest is the pen name of Ian D Smith.
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My stories
Barking (poem first published in Krax 1999)
Today I heard someone Growling in the street. It was just the sort of thing A dog does through its teeth, Not a snarl around someone’s feet, But in...
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…in 25 minutes (poem first published in Iota 54, Spring 2001)
It was the 25 minute cab ride into hell. The driver started with: You won’t remember me but I remember you well . And then proceeded to describe What...
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Class Based Analysis (poem first published in Iota 51, Autumn 2000)
His explanation was That when his neighbour came to the door The man attacked him with a phone. So he defended himself With a karate chop— That was...
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What You Will See
is Billy breaking out of his breeze block bunker With a bust of Bloodaxe. You’ll see the concrete Of his tenement crack to reveal corroded filigree...
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Telescopes
“Good,” said Dr Grappa. “Now, do you have a problem staggering or leaning to one side?” Geoffrey blinked, “Do I?” he replied beaming.
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