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We Can Change Your Life
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1 minuteI got an email the other day. ”Listen man, we can help.We can change your life. You need to:Curate.Curate.Curate. I read on. Remember: Stay on brand.Run your pictures by us.Try to write something cheery. We’ve got some new friends for you.New haunts.New life. And while…
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Rain
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1 minuteRain. Rain. The endless rain.I couldn’t sleep for the rain.Falling on the window, on the door.Leaking through the roof,dripping in pots in the hallway.I had to move the bed, cos it was below a leak.The water mark on the ceiling getting bigger as the days…
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Context (Version 2)
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2 minutesSomeone messaged me: “I like your writing, but do you need to swear so much?”It just comes fucking naturally. We’re Scottish. It’s who we are.I told them:Two friends talking about a mutual pal, someone you can rely on, says, “Aye, he’s a good cunt.”See two…
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Ayrshire Light
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1 minuteI was dreaming last night.About you.And me. We were walking to our house, under the Scottish sun.Its warmth.Light. Ayrshire light. Leading us home. We walked hand in hand. The house sat on its own.In a clear, empty field.An endless sky above, clouds rolling across its deep…
