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Baggy Trousers
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1 minuteThe sun is setting behind the houses across the road. The dunes, the grass and the waves breaking on the shore. I’m looking at empties and a full ashtray. It’s got colder as the shadows have grown and she’s moved closer so that we are…
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Breathe
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1 minuteHe left the papers on the desk and stepped away from the light of the monitor. Stood at the back door as the rain stopped. He took a sip but the tea had gone cold. Put the mug down on the counter by the microwave.…
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Miserable Bastards Hedgehog Salvation
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3 minutesA free chapter from Miserable Bastards. One day. Cheap drink, friendship, and the small mercies. Mikey arrives a wee while later, looking like he had walked through a hedgerow and had a fight with a rampant badger. Frank’s eyebrow goes up as he looks from…
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Cash Covers
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2 minutesI look around, this place is familiar. Same bar stools, same slight smell of damp and same horseshoe style.This used to be a great bar for day drinking. Tuesday afternoon, 2pm. In for a drink. Always something happening. Always some kind of buzz. Rab behind…
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Fridge
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1 minuteThe fridge started beeping. That insistent beep when you left the door open. They used to joke about it. Alright fridge, I see you. He stood in the only light in the room and closed the door. The light disappearing. Gone. He sighed and felt…
