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March 27, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 200 The Last Cigarette In The World

I watch another boat in the harbour sail out Sitting on my own in the bay By the time you get to China on that slow ship I’ll have bitten all my nails and crumbled into the carpet   You had no clear idea of what you’re looking for You only knew you couldn’t stay […]

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August 9, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 71 The Ghost Itself

When I was a kid every Monday the comics would come out – Scorcher and Score and Whizzer and Chips from the UK and Marvel super hero comics from the US. As I entered my teens it was New Musical Express and Rolling Stone but always on a Monday – a great way to take […]