Autumn Ghosts
Joe stood at the corner of the train station, chatting to a stranger over a cigarette when Keeley arrives. She smiled at the ease with which he carried himself in making the most of his time. When he spoke about his previous marriage, he told her how it used to irritate his wife and the corners of his mouth flickered downward each time.
Hi,
I have revised the Ogden Chronicle series into a novella.
I am looking for beta readers who can give feedback within six to eight weeks.
If you are interested, please leave a comment below or contact me via here.
The intention is to self publish this then have a similar process with Sir 2.0.
I am less prolific and more precise these days. 2019 is going to reflect the process as I look into getting my work out there.
I am also available for copywriting, writing and story consultancy work.
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I hope everyone had a lovely season and is looking forwards to a year filled with possibilities.
Sure, I could flail around, saying we are doomed, but we are not.
In Cunning Talks, Warren Ellis talks about how we look at our technology through the lens of the future, which is always found wanting when we would be smarter to look at it through the lens of the past.
I apply a similar idea to myself. I am better than the man I was, yesterday. He’s my only competition in a great many respects. The responsibilities of such a thing make you stronger and more able to bear the tough times. My writing has been a healthy obsession for a while, and although progress is slow, I think about the things I’ve learned along the way.
The life its allowed me to create.
Whatever happens, we are in this together, walking one another home. The world will continue and we must strive to catch up or stand in place depending on our situation.
If you’ve enjoyed what I’ve posted, and want to contribute:
Here is my wishlist
Here is where you can buy me a coffee.
The next few posts will round up what I’ve been doing, and how I’ve been entertaining myself through the last twelve months.
No, there won’t be gloomy political predictions. The world is nowhere as bad as you’ve been led to believe. In the meantime, look back but not with sadness and also buy me something. I’m gorgeous, humble and entertaining. I’ve not made you feel bad about yourself and deserve your tributes.
Fill your hand
You son of a bitch,
The scholar with war stained dreams,
Frightened insular genius who lived
With phobias stitched into flesh
Men whose work outlived them
And look
Here you come
Not as quick
Not as ruthless
Call them out
High noon on the internet
Cheap links to cheap books
Shining where the harsh sun
Slaps against your waistcoat
Pocket watches without parts
Soft bellies
You can be trusted
With your lexicon of
Earnest puppy expressions
Such great lengths not to be
In the least bit threatening
But we know
How weak men are more dangerous
Aiming a shaking gun
At the past
Because your present
Is a heap of affectation
Fumes to scratch the back of your throat
So challenge the dead
And their immortality
And all for a smattering of
Cynical applause
Eye rolls like earthquakes
As the notion of your ever being seriously
Dies like your career
Five house points
For whatever dismal house
You were sorted into
But you come at the kings
And miss
But no one hears the bullet
Beyond the damp squeak
Of its arc
And those of us
Who sit in the cool shadows
Writing it down
Not even casting you
As a villain
A fart not a force
Of
Antagonism
I’m looking to self publish an anthology of my short fiction and am interested in your opinions as to what your favourite stories of mine are.
Here are some of the popular ones according to the insights page.
A disgraced pro footballer is haunted by his past crimes.
A couple resolve their tensions through play.
Extracts From A Taxonomy of Clowns
Some abandoned, partially charred papers found at the scene of an arson attack.
Corporate espionage takes a personal and deadly turn.
Please let me know if you have any favourites and share them in the comments below.
Matt
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