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Gary

I felt taken in like a trouser too wide..

About Me

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My Interests

Hangovers. football. reading. writing. antiques.

I'd like to meet:

...by the clocktower. The clock tower of your very soul. .. width="425" height="350" ..

Music:

Cubical - check out their my-space immediately. www.myspace.com/thecubicalthecubical

Movies:

Hidden. The Barbarian Invasions. Land and Freedom. Goodbye Lenin. My life as a dog. Talk to Her. Goodfellas. A Room for Romeo Brass. Three Colours Blue. Life is Beautiful. Raging Bull. The Godfather Part II. many more...

Television:

The Thick of it. Heimat. Boosh. Alan.

Books:

The Outsider. The Satanic Verses. The Master and Margarita.

Heroes:

Marx. Shankly. Carver. Those gangs that hang around outside cornershops.

My Blog

a short story

A Parting Shot     Brandwood stood in the corner of the drawing room, a glass in his right hand, looking out through the large bay window across the estate. He was very quiet, and his breath...
Posted by Gary on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:06:00 PST

a new poem

Talc   Another sleepy Thursday rolls around. The lavender ladies board the bus at Broadway Hotel, headed out of town.   It is 3pm.  Their half shouted chat Is of making it back to Bar...
Posted by Gary on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:25:00 PST

a light hearted offering

Hooked "If you're caught on a hook the only thing's to Cut the line down low and pull the thing through." So said Dai Wynn with his coal black scar Running elbow to wrist along his forearm. The...
Posted by Gary on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:15:00 PST

a poem

Hello all.  I was inspired to write a poem about the cockle pickers that died here in morecambe after seeing something of the landscape (everyday when i head in to work).  I don't often do s...
Posted by Gary on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 12:41:00 PST

The day the jehovahs came

A story I wrote a little while ago:   The day the Jehovahs Came..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />   Ray was not looking for God the day the Jehovahs ca...
Posted by Gary on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 02:34:00 PST

poem

Swim   Let me swim if I can. Let the current dictate. Let me swim in the deep. If I can't, let me sleep....
Posted by Gary on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 03:40:00 PST

a new poem for all the new subscribers (cheers)

This Time.  ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> "This is no place to set a story." He says. "This time next year I'll be gone from here." Blowing on the ghos...
Posted by Gary on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 02:40:00 PST

A new poem

Dole Queue Rules   I am on P Cycle Each fortnight on Thursdays With shock haired Lil.   The lord giveth, and the lord taketh away.   She signs on before me And when I am leaving She's p...
Posted by Gary on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 02:40:00 PST

the start of the story

.Into the woods     There we were, in Dougie's house.  All nine of us in the small front room - sitting cross legged on the floor or propped up nonchalantly against walls  with little ...
Posted by Gary on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:44:00 PST

A poem far from finished

HI All...here is a poem that i hope to add a lot more to and change (I would imagine) in the course of time, just wanted to see what people thought of it in its current state (I'm fishi...
Posted by Gary on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 11:19:00 PST