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March 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: The Right Club
You will meet a lot of people that have been in this world for a long time. And you will meet a lot of people that haven’t been in this world for long at all. And it will never have anything to do with their date of birth. It will always be about the way […]Archive
February 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: Won’t Get Fooled Again
“The simple things you see are all complicated”, he said as he scrolled through Pete Townshend’s internet history.Archive
February 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: Social Media
I’m sorry that I did not congratulate you on LinkedIn for your anniversary of still earning. But I was yearning for a job myself. I was also busy doing anything else. I was folding the washing when I got the notification. And I could tell you now that I meant to put down my son’s […]Archive
February 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: Party On
It’s one of those parties you never should’ve gone to, you know it, before you go, in fact that’s why you do, cos these people don’t know you. Like anyone and everyone they have an idea of you, which, admittedly, is a fable you’ve more than likely helped to create…So, tempting fate, you dispose of […]Archive
January 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: M-Path
The extra stencil crisis is a problem many artists face.Archive
January 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: The Despondency of Taking A Break
Summer holiday writing block is the building block for the year. And from such terrible foundations all one can do is hope to build on it. Brick by brick you chip away at the task. You pile it up and hope it doesn’t come crashing down. If it does – and when it does – […]Archive
November 24, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: Neighbourhood Fragments # 9
I was listening to Pip Adam’s podcast. Because I like to listen to Pip Adam’s podcast. She has good guests. She gives good chat. She likes good books (and writes good books) and it’s a fun way to spend 40 minutes (or so). Particularly while walking. (I love podcasts best when I’m walking). The other […]Archive
November 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: I Blame Neil Gaiman
It was probably 6pm when my father dragged Amanda Palmer off the fence and dunked her face in the pool. Almost everyone had been drinking. And now Ms. Palmer had a face full of water. I’d once given her a pretty unkind review way back, but this seemed excessive even to me. I had to […]Archive
September 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: The Short And Long Of It
Of all the chronic addictions I am going to guess that masturbation is the hardest one to pull off. And still feel good about yourself.Archive
August 19, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 272 – Litcrawl, Wellington, 2018
Litcrawl is Wellington’s coolest (best) literary event, a spectacular, jam-packed with ideas and showcases – and in 2018 I was lucky to be asked to be part of one of the events. Lucky. And shitting myself. Why not both? The event was called Lit-Sync For Your Life and it featured three readers – I was […]Archive
July 31, 2020 by Simon Sweetman