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Had a novel published by Viking-Penguin (Ed. Kathryn Court), entitled Self-Portrait of Someone Else some while back. Over the years have had assorted short stories and personal/humorous essays have been published in both in print and online magazines.

Various awards for my plays have been presented at international theater festivals. The Festival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies, most recently MAX DIX, ZERO TO SIX, which was awarded best original play (Stockholm Festival) and a national United Kingdom prize, the George Taylor Memorial Award for best original script nationwide; another play, BOOM won the Mervyn Brisco award (The Hague), STAY also won the same Mervyn Brisco award (Brussels); THE MAN WHO WOULD FLOAT AWAY was a multi
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The woman who dropped things (story)

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It began to end for her with an empty glass. Just taking it out of the dish washing machine, all warm and sparkling and clean and sleek feeling—so sleek it slipped. As though her fingers had momentarily forgotten the concept of to hold. As though the sleekness was too overwhelming. As though something she couldn’t quite put her finger, or fingers, on occurred.

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Average rating: 4.22 · 18 ratings · 6 reviews · 6 distinct works
How to Find Yourself

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Self-Portrait of Someone Else

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The Boy in the Sandwich

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Intimate Dialogues

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The Nice Guy

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Tried another, fourth overall. Thirty one page poems the whole shebang. My fancy remains un-tickled.
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Uh, poetry, by way of the UK. Contemporary. I knew not who this person/writer was until gifted a work or two of hers over two, three decades ago. I thought one collection was fun, the other not so much. Time to try her again. No to much strikes again ...more
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Required some sort of thriller. Had read Mr Cumming's first two novels, and while decent, did not thrill enough to go pick up others. This one received so many positive reviews that I did, pick up. And sprinted through. During a week's holiday. It is ...more
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Vincent Eaton Found you through a retweet on Twitter. Checked your site out, as one does. I'll bounce back your comment, your book looks good. I'll check it everything out...


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Eddie Thanks for the friendship, Vincent. Your stuff looks interesting. Be sure to check out Broken Bulbs. You might dig it.

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