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Election Season

Nov 21st, 2025

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4 minutes

Ah, fuck. It’s election season. That means our lesser-spotted representatives will be turning up in the neighbourhood. Only time you see them. I’ve put the old boy’s socialist sign back in the window. There’s a knock at the door. I look through the blinds. There…
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Two Doors Down

Nov 19th, 2025

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4 minutes

‘Two Doors Down’ is a song I wrote a few years ago now. I was thinking about the song when I wrote this story the other day. Content note: This story includes mild violence, crime themes, and adult references. I check the street behind me.…
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Moments

Nov 10th, 2025

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2 minutes

This is the companion to ‘Shelter.’ Music breaks the silence. I sit for a while and just listen to the music, They are playing a blues in A. Bobby points to another guitarand to me. I pick up and put the guitar strap over my…
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Shelter

Nov 10th, 2025

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3 minutes

A coffee. Rain on the roof. A quiet moment by the sea. I sit in the shelter with my coffee. Black. The rain is my company as it is falling steadily on the shelterroof. I can see one guy walking out on the beach with a dogrunning loops…
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21st Century Revival

Nov 5th, 2025

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1 minute

I was playing guitar earlier, trying to finish a song I’d been writing. Got the notebook open. Chords written down. Something not quite working. Frustrated.Breathe out.Take a break. Sitting on the couch. Switch on the TV.Flicking through videos.Can’t settle.The talking heads, the influencers and the…
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