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My new short-story & poetry collection

I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce my new short-story and poetry collection, Burn The Word.

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Deus ex machina: Goin’ hungry

It was all rather matter of fact when she asked for seconds. Just a couple of extra fish fingers and … More

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Deus ex machina: Forged and formed

Forged in the inferno of wars, beneath collapsing homes hidden in deep tunnels and makeshift shelters. 

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Deus ex machina: The Train

There once was a train that sped through the country laying tracks before and behind itself chewing up fields and … More

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Deus ex machina: Hope and Truth talk of Power

I spoke of Power to Truth, and Truth giggled at my innocence. Truth let loose a belly laugh, and asked, … More

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Deus ex machina: Moments

There was never a moment when I chose to be hungry. There was never a moment when I chose to … More

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Deus ex machina: Monopoly Man

Standing silently upon a tall building’s top floor, a man stares out surveying a city he knows well, or at … More

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Deus ex machina: god from the machine

‘In this context, the term deus ex machina was chosen too for the possible connotations of the translated words, which lead to questions seeking to determine what could be the ‘machine’, and the ‘god’?’

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