Working-class Stories

«If we could give it a name, we could say that my rage was biblical. I was the chariots and the plagues of Egypt. I was the Red Sea parting and David fighting the giant. I could turn men into salt if I looked at them. I was biblical. Nobody should dare take the sacred words and thread them around my wrists. I was a biblical woman. I was Judith, flirting with the general and cutting his head. Dinah, asking for my rightful part. I was Mary, pregnant teen, unwed, not letting them call the words that drip from my tongue a lie.»

Tommy sometimes wondered if he was too soft on his daughter. Tessa, ("it's like tosser with an E") of course, disagreed. Follows series with some diverges.

South Florida, 1980s. A sister and brother discover that a magical being has landed in a tree by their window.

In the muddy tracks of the West Midlands, Jamie Carter, a 23-year-old amateur motocross racer from Telford, chases a dream that feels just out of reach. Haunted by the loss of his mother and burdened by financial hardship, Jamie battles more than just his rivals-like the smug, well-funded Daz Phillips-he battles his own doubts and the weight of his family's struggles. With a battered Kawasaki KX250, the support of his sister Ellie, and the reluctant guidance of his father Mick, Jamie pushes himself to the limit, racing toward a shot at the nationals and a Monster Energy sponsorship. Mud and Glory is a gritty, emotional tale of resilience, family, and the relentless pursuit of a legacy, where every jump could mean triumph-or disaster.

Eron Smauldings, born into a destitute working-class family in the fantastical city of "Ineven," has known only a modest life in the quiet steampunk-style town of Adoris. However, chaos now engulfs even the once peaceful Ineven as the Unions of Workers and Soldiers (UWSers) rise against the weak and corrupt President-King-Lord, Dubin Duprenne, in the country of Frei'Koi'. Fearing conscription into the army, Eron and his loyal friend, Oaker Dennisen, are compelled to leave the city. Their journey takes them from Ineven to Kassock and Kasserkeltch, where fate deals them a sinister hand. They find themselves unexpectedly framed as the suspected killers of a prominent political family, entangling them in a treacherous web of betrayal, backstabbing, and a second murder. Power struggles abound, forcing Eron and Oaker to confront their inner demons, as their very friendship and bond are tested. Amidst the turmoil, Eron and Oaker must make a harrowing choice: to embrace the darkness within and fight for what they hold dear, or forsake everything in a desperate bid for freedom. Will they emerge from this tumultuous journey unscathed, or forever be haunted by the thirteenth time?

Nostalgic reminiscences of a (off-line) seventies childhood. Now available at all online book retailers.

What happens when Jamie comes knocking on Kevin's door with a letter that will change Kevin's life? (DISCONTINUED) very sorry!!! I have no motivation for this book and it isnt fair to the readers to get uploads every few months lol.

Christmas/seasonal themed poem series - they vary from humorous to gloomy, haiku's to sonnets, religious to trivial, yet all are short and most have somewhat of a twist. Written in lower case as I was taught by a poetry tutor (alledgedly, this is how it's suppose to be?). Enjoy people; let me know what you think. xxx

Two single mums share their experience of a tough life they've endured whilst living on one of Britain's most council estate city seen in the past decade. After surviving through numerous pregnancies and breakups, these two money, drug and sex addicted milfs really test how much stress they can withstand.

Intentionally grim thoughts written in a blue funk :( Ramen noodles and SpaghettiOs. Or, how to juggle your cash until payday without starving ! Life in the city. Chicago.