From the barstools to the bookshelves. Part 9 of Miserable Bastards, “Book Lovers.” A flat full of books, a poem, and maybe some light breaking through.

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Bam Part 5 of the Miserable Bastards Series

“Careful, there’s maybe life in this place yet.”
Bam has arrived.

If you missed it, part 5 of Miserable Bastards is live now.

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Just got told off by the it lady at work for asking her every morning how she is

She just came to my desk and was like I’m sorry I just don’t feel like answering that question honestly every day, I don’t want to talk about my personal stuff at work - so I had to explain to her that it’s just a British politeness thing and I’m not actually expecting an honest answer 😂

My wife just text me this. #livinginGermany #miserablebastards

Wake Up Juice Miserable Bastards (Part One): A writer wakes up with a hangover, no plan and a ceiling that’s due to collapse. One second,Two seconds,Three seconds,Four seconds. Time slips away. I open my e…

You can read part one and two of my new story 'Miserable Bastards' here:

Part One: Wake Up Juice
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Part Two: The Price of Books
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