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I have 222 stories published in 10 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 362991 times and 160 of my stories have been cherry picked.
289 of my 1,276 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 306 votes

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Drew Gummerson

Author of Me and Mickie James (Jonathan Cape) and The Lodger (GMP), and many stories here and there. Follow me at @drewgum. Seven Nights At The Flamingo Hotel is coming November 2020. Pre-order here https://www.beardedbadgerpublishing.com/online-store

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MovieLand! (A Christmas Story. Part 3)

Read part 2 here: https://www.abctales.com/story/drewgummerson/movieland-christmas-story-part-2 Part 3 Some researcher based at Leicester University...
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MovieLand! (A Christmas Story part 2)

Part 2 Read part 1 here - https://www.abctales.com/story/drewgummerson/movieland-christmas-story-p... While the two boys shaded in the wind turbines...
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MovieLand! (A Christmas Story. Part 1)

I was supposed to be the authority but it had to be said they were probably right, the duck did appear to be dying. It wasn’t a spectacular death,...
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Seven Nights in the Flamingo Hotel

At five o’clock in the morning you are woken by the sounds of the couple in the next room arguing and this surprises you because the previous night...
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Palestine

1. God is dead Myron comes home and takes off his, ‘God is Dead’, sandwich board.

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289 of my comments have received 306 Great Feedback votes

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It's a pleasure. I enjoyed it

Posted on Mon, 07 Jun 2021

It's a pleasure. I enjoyed it. And seeing all the lovely feedback you've had. I loved the picture too. 

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Posted in In The Stillness Of Late Years

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Congratulations. This is our

Posted on Mon, 07 Jun 2021

Congratulations. This is our Facebook And Twitter Pick of the Day! Please share. 

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Posted in In The Stillness Of Late Years

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A nice description of what

Posted on Thu, 27 May 2021

A nice description of what the whole exam ordeal feels like

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Posted in The Exam

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Very moving. Great Pick of

Posted on Wed, 14 Apr 2021

Very moving. Great Pick of the Day. 

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Posted in Setting Sons

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I hate robins. They are evil

Posted on Thu, 08 Apr 2021

I hate robins. They are evil little dictators. So I enjoyed your poem. Thank you. 

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Posted in Who killed Cock Robin?

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Nice ending.  

Posted on Fri, 02 Apr 2021

Nice ending.  

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Posted in Marta and the Bug (3-4)

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I never knew him and now I

Posted on Thu, 25 Mar 2021

I never knew him and now I miss him. 

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Posted in The Last Time I Saw Fungie (2005)

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It feels full of hope! Love

Posted on Tue, 16 Mar 2021

It feels full of hope! Love it. 

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Posted in Vernal Equinox

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Ok. So, I like what happens

Posted on Fri, 05 Mar 2021

Ok. So, I like what happens within the story. Getting up to the window is too long. He needs to land on his arse quicker.  So I'd cut some there. The monologue about his woes is too long. The speech back and forth between them is excellent. I'd...

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Posted in Sharks

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I love its simplicity, that

Posted on Mon, 01 Mar 2021

I love its simplicity, that of a single moment. But it's so moving. 

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Posted in Hand Washing, Glasgow Central

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