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Patterns by Pat

On April 26, 2014 By djmac
The second law of thermodynamics states that the universe is tending towards a state of unbridled atrophy and yet, all around me, I see order being imposed. New streets with their traffic-controlled vehicles, two coloured malls, boxy factories, flower beds in X arrangements with pink paths bisecting them, litter bins at regular intervals, the new [...]
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Out of the darkness, into the light: seven stories in fifty words by Spiderboy

On April 1, 2014 By djmac
Seven tales of the unexpected will intrigue, surprise and tickle you. Not necessarily with a feather.
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Journeys by Irene Brown

On March 30, 2014 By djmac
They made their way down the gritty, stoury stairs, past chained up bikes with rusted locks, the hippy rug hanging over the bannister and the old electric fire and plywood cabinet with its peeling veneer that had sat in the stair well for months...
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Russian Girls, 1989 by Rose France

On March 23, 2014 By djmac
On the streets, trams and metro trains, they bend their heads to whisper...
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Just Dessert

On March 22, 2014 By djmac
A crisis in the ward leads to a battle of wills over Eve's pudding and custard. But who will triumph? Humour with more than a touch of Carry On Matron...
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Exercise by Rose France

On March 18, 2014 By djmac
Hard landscape and dark geography threaten to overwhelm in Rose Francis' short poem. But there is hope.
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Head Boy by Gerry Webber

On March 15, 2014 By djmac
Tragedy after tragedy, but so could it really have been any different for this particular head boy?
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Bad news: It's the end of the world. Good news: it could make you money!

On March 15, 2014 By djmac
Might as well turn a catastrophe into an opportunity. Those creative people at IdeasTap will give you money for disaster stories of up to 1000 words. If they are apocolyptic enough.
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I never realised it was as bad as that by Stephen Barnaby

On March 8, 2014 By djmac
"I’m going up to see my landlady. She’s drying out. She’s an alcoholic. I always knew she liked a drink or two, but I never realised it was as bad as that." Lack of insight is the theme it seems for this hospital visitor in Stephen Barnaby's exploration of alcoholism.
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28 Great New Writing Competitions

On March 6, 2014 By djmac
Here are 28 different opportunities to win with your creative skills. Go for it!
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A wee drink

On March 6, 2014 By djmac
To the alcoholic, satisfaction is always one drink away. Here's a Glasgow take on it. Glossary included.
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  • An anthology of modern short fiction recounting the quirkiness of the everyday, featuring DJ Mac and others.
  • DJ Mac is a writer based in Edinburgh, Scotland who fouters (dithers) with an itchy, scratchy pen in the moments when the bewilderment provoked by life settles. He is easily distracted by the bright pictures in his gallery.
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