I brought out a book in December.
If you fancy a unusual and mischievous read, it’s available on Amazon, in paperback and Kindle versions, and also at Devizes Books
Thank you for your interest in my work.
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Prose
The Vegetable Shop Man
The vegetable shop man and I are looking at the window of the second-hand shop across the road, in which someone has been mildly satirical about the Royal Wedding.
You’ve got to love a mildly satirical window dresser.
At least I think they’ve been satirical.
Cardboard masks of the Royal family grin wonkily from assorted mannequins dressed in second hand wedding outfits.
William looks alright, but The Queen looks minging.
‘Posh and Becks’ he says, despairingly.
‘Fake celebrities’ says I.
‘They’re no more celebrities than we are’ he says.
‘All a distraction from what’s really going on’ says I.
We look at the mannequins again.
He shrugs.
I sigh.
‘I don’t want to hear about it’ he says.
‘What about Gaza, and Israel?’
‘Indeed’ says I.
A short silence ensues, within which develops a mutual understanding that all we can do about it is just crack on.
‘Bye then’ I say.
‘Bye’ he says.
‘Hope you sell a lot of strawberries!’
The vegetable shop man smiles.
© Gail Foster 18th May 2018
‘Smoke and Roses’ and ‘Takin’ the Pith’
This week I published two books, which are available on Amazon and through Devizes Books
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The first, ‘Smoke and Roses’ is saucy, serious, and sweet, and the second, ‘Takin’ the Pith’, does exactly what it says on the tin.
I guess that ‘Smoke and Roses’ is my mythology.
Both contain poems and prose in different forms, and the language is edgy in both.
There will be some content that you have not read.
I hope you like them.
Thank you so much for your interest.
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Gail
My anthology; A Curious Poet
Today I published my anthology of poetry and prose, ‘A Curious Poet’.
It’s a strange mixture of the spiritual and the mundane, the vulgar and profound.
Some works have already appeared online, and some are as yet unseen.
There’s something to delight or offend pretty much everyone in this book.
My first year as a serious writer has been a wild ride.
Thank you so much for sharing some of it with me.
Best wishes
Gail
Green Men
On the Green Men who are carved in stone at the church
of St. John the Baptist, Devizes…
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