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8 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 365763 times
and 167 of my stories have been cherry picked.
131 of my 1,380 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 133 votes
Alex Smith
Decided to stop talking about it and do it.
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My stories
Perspective
It's not the destination.
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Amy Amy Amy
Sailor-tat marionette a fag-end fishwife with your filthy laugh and oiled piston hips, a hot, wet Minnie Mouse. Gutter mouth.
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Hot Mommas
For all the mombies and their lost minds, I’ll tell you now – you’re doing fine.
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Our Neil
Not sure if this works better as poetry or prose.
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Our Neil
Not sure if this works better as poetry or prose.
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A plethora of sumptious
Posted on Thu, 07 May 2015
A plethora of sumptious vignettes! Really enjoyed the impressionistic vivid images you conjured here. Present continuous 'ing's really make this poem move.
Read full commentPosted in Dress for the weather!
I love this. Wasting words in
Posted on Thu, 07 May 2015
I love this. Wasting words in poetry is a crime and there's not one wasted here.
Read full commentPosted in when I am without
You have made this sound very
Posted on Mon, 04 May 2015
You have made this sound very grand and wistful at the same time - that takes skill! Some editing needed with some words I think - line 2, stanza 3 etc.
Read full commentPosted in Time that passed
Loved it. Punctures the
Posted on Mon, 04 May 2015
Loved it. Punctures the madness! Could you add in 'Colin of House that one with the green shutters next to the chippy that that nice old lady used to live in, first of his name' next time?
Read full commentPosted in A Song of Fish and Chips
I'm no expert in commenting
Posted on Mon, 04 May 2015
I'm no expert in commenting on scripts but I found the dialogue vibrant and funny, the plotting was paced well and some intriguing pieces of action.
Read full commentPosted in Meeting the Buddha on the Road (1st draft)
I enjoyed this. I'll be going
Posted on Mon, 04 May 2015
I enjoyed this. I'll be going back to read the rest. What a strong start 'For generations the people of Kierton - most knowingly, some less so - had danced precariously on the edge of a blade' and doesn't let up from there. Technically accurate...
Read full commentPosted in The Fifth Star - Chapter 15 (1/2) - In Ruin
Some beautiful parts here. I
Posted on Thu, 30 Apr 2015
Some beautiful parts here. I especially enjoyed:
'for me the tree sways not only for breeze
but to atone for time'
- a gorgeous, epic line I keep coming back to.
Read full commentPosted in An Uneasy Truce
I'm always glad to see poets
Posted on Sat, 04 Apr 2015
I'm always glad to see poets playing with their structureing and I think the left aligned interjections here work well - made me read them in a different voice.
Read full commentPosted in Inner child
This is so powerful. Pulls no
Posted on Thu, 03 Apr 2014
This is so powerful. Pulls no punches right to the bitter end. Thank you for sharing this - it couldn't have been easy but it is a wonderful tribute. Forgive me if this is too forward, but I think she would have been proud.
Read full commentPosted in Today I Wrote a Poem
I would never have through to
Posted on Tue, 17 Feb 2015
I would never have thought to move so swiftly from the cheek to the tap but it does add a needed echo: a heartbeat.
Read full commentPosted in His Father's Eyes
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