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A rictus of cruel malignity lit up greyly their old bony faces.

-- James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man


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Latest Pieces


Blackwater
A man in a canoe

Lost


The Man


There.


There


Would Smell So Sweet
A man takes an early morning walk.

Killing's our business


1111
I wanted write a piece where the main character is not the main character of the story he's in. Ended up being 1,111 words long, which is a nice number and prevents me from wanting to edit it.

Intervention
Christmas present for my brother; he asked for the theme of suicide. I know, I know, it's the most flawed account under the sun, but what fun would it be if it was based on the truth?

Rebecca Part 2