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Martin Appleby

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Writer, poet, punk.

Editor of PAPER AND INK LITERARY ZINE.

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Average rating: 4.63 · 136 ratings · 46 reviews · 19 distinct works

	Horror Sleaze Trash: Poems by Arthur Graham (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Johnny Scarlotti (Goodreads Author), Jon Bennett 4.45 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Pursuit of Expression it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Worse Things Happen At Sea 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cheap Booze and Shitty Poems by Martin Appleby (Goodreads Author), Tohm Bakelas (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Keep Throwing That Jab it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Paper and Ink Literary Zine: Best of The First Ten Years by Martin Appleby (Goodreads Author), Andy Carrington (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Joseph Ridgwell (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best of a Bad Situation it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten Poets by Martin Appleby (Goodreads Author), Dawn Vincent, James Domestic it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Advertisement from the Edge of Hell it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Everything seemed possible
during the summer time

With thoughts illuminated
by the finest cheap cider

But the walls of that house
came crashing down around us

Like our dreams and ideas
and our heads the next morning”
― Martin Appleby, Worse Things Happen At Sea

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“The stars are a free show; it don’t cost anything to use your eyes”
― George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London

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“Laugh up to the end
and
through it.”
― Hosho McCreesh

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“KEEP BOOKS DANGEROUS
Support small press
publishers, writers,
& artists.”
― Hosho McCreesh

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“If you join them,
You will always be
At odds with them
And everything they stand for.”
― Joseph Ridgwell, lost elation

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“...you're either gonna spend your life fucking pussy, or taking it to church.”
― Dave Matthes, Bar Nights

tags: alcoholism, ambition, autumn, blood, booze, bottle, bravery, comedy, cynical

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