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I recently completed my first novel, The Pigeon King. It's a darkly satirical coming-of-age story that switches between a recession hit present and a post-revolution dystopian future. I aim to independently publish it.
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Anthologies
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The Poetry Lighthouse Anthology Vol 1
My work will feature in Inheritance, being published by Late Britain Press in September 2024
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I've been working on a collection of short works. Sometimes these take the form of short stories, but often the expectations of being published in that medium are far too restrictive and what's with making authors pay to submit their work all the time, it limits the type of writers entering things. I like to think of the works as songs of confusion. My sincere thanks to those that have offered a platform for my work (listed below).
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A sample of my work, Staying Hungry follows. It is about trying to stay afloat whilst navigating the madness of motivational culture:
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I’m flapping through the streets in my big, borrowed suit. Creases so sharp they could slice fruit. What I’m trying to say, is I’ll be your five-a-day. I’m used to working long hours for low pay. I’m the part in church that goes, ‘get on your knees, let’s pray.’ I’ve been cruising through job sites like a lonely missile. I’ve been turning out my pockets in the reduced aisle. Check out my LinkedIn profile. I took a selfie in front of a random yacht. I’m trying to say, I’m hot. I’m on fire. I’m sweating like a zoo. I’ve got a fever and there’s nothing I can do.
Achoo! I’ve got the Old Spice lathered on like petrol on a BBQ. I’ve been prepping hard for this interview. I’ve been up all night. I’ve bleached my teeth ice white. On the first day the Lord said let there be light. And now here I am, fighting the good fight. I want to be your saviour tonight. I’ll be your sunshine. I’ll be your rain. I’ll be the vampire you invite inside again…
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My writing has recently been included in the following publications:
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Songs of Revolution by Sunday Mornings at the River Press
The Poetry Lighthouse
Fleas on the Dog
The Year Anthology, Crack the Spine
A God Complex, Sculptorvox
Fauxmoir Literary Magazine
Half and One
The Writers and Readers’ Magazine
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Film and writing are an extension of my installation work. They explore the trauma of post-industrial decline and the strangeness of living through it. When I employ a narrative, it is to satirise the reactionary culture of toxic masculinity that surrounds poverty and the labyrinthine bureaucratic systems which have enabled the expansion of soulless, unfulfilling, precarious work.