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steve coel [ 2016]
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Short Fiction: Experiments + Proposals - Steve Coel / An 11.59 Publication
doodle
'doodle'
by
steve coel
deathbed.
right up to his dying moment.
hospital bed, fussy frightened nurses, bitter violent relatives,
security keeping a close eye, just in case.
got the nickname he dies with straight after he left borstal for
the last time. first time in jail he had already made his
reputation, even though he was still a kid, just a boy. because
reputations, if handled well, can last a life time and he wasn't
lucky, he was focused. so he started out at the top and finished
at the top.
like they say, never judge a cover. evil when he had to be,
dangerous even. real villains always had time for him, respect
given and received.
and now, 70 years on, dying, like we all do, but in his case,
really badly.
pencil, paper, all he ever wanted.
in truth, all he ever needed.
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dechrau newydd
dechrau newydd
by
steve coel
'the streets didn't look very good, they seldom did.'
[ charles bukowski ]
through the one way mirror, she watches him. a single document
that will kill not only the two of them straight away, but
countless others who follow. she willed him not to sign. willed
him to stop. turn, walk away, but being too frightened to cry out
and warn him, she passed out and fell. so now; in small rooms
where nightmares live, broken shapes pass each other and time is
memory, love forgotten.
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An 11.59 Publication, Birmingham
Empty Chair
Empty Chair - Steve Coel
Photograph - steve coel
Late for work.
Again.
Flexi-time,
any time?
Busy stock taking
in the basement.
Power...
failure.
Wrong leaves.
Late train.
Two weeks.
Jury service.
Fire.
Drill.
False alarm.
Probably.
New cook,
in staff canteen.
Food
poisoning.
Strange noise
from the floor above.
Annual leave;
staying in caravan owned by that accounts guy in the office.
A friendly word
to the new audit intern.
Trendsetter
allegedly.
Multi tasking
presumably.
Busy
really busy.
Payback
Employee of the Month.
17 stories set in a 'fictional' work place.
Probably.
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Empty Chair by Steve Coel [ 2015 ]
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Bookmarks / Illustrations - An 11.59 Publication
Bookmarks / Illustrations
Tin Collector [ 2015 ] / The Wolf Within [ 2016 ]
Penarth
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crib goch / porth / penarth...
large panel abstracts.
scream - gallery.
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A Walk
A Walk.
I watch six year olds smashing windows
just passing the time.
I watch a young woman wandering around
with a sleeping bag under her arm.
I watch curtains part at mid-day.
The Story.
An awful day.
I wasn't working and was looking for somewhere to live.
3 of us were searching.
The area I got was south of the river.
I didn't really have a clue what I was looking for. An empty
house or flat with no squatters didn't seem likely.
No fierce dogs for neighbours.
As I said, no idea.
One of the first things I realised was I wasn't the only one
looking. The girl with the sleeping bag, I saw her around for
about half n' hour or so. So did people through parted
curtains. They'd seen it all before I expect.
The weather was overcast, dull and the strong sense of
deprivation and desperation leaked through into the cement
gardens and wet streets.
I gave up looking for the day.
Instead I went to a pub to get dry and on the back of a betting
slip I wrote A Walk.
I felt I could escape but the young girl couldn't.
And the six year olds?
A Walk - draft story from The Wolf Within - Steve Coel[ 2016 ]
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Illustration / Picture [ not finished ]
stryd fawr [ 2015 ]
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Tin Collector [ An 11.59 Publication ] - update
Tin Collector [ An 11.59 Publication ]
by
Steve Coel
Tin Collector [ An 11.59 Publication ] by Steve Coel, will be available from mid November 2015.
10 microflashfictions plus selected illustrations, photographs, interviews, reviews and extras will make up this collection.
Also included will be draft extracts from Wolf Within [ 2016 ], by Steve Coel.
Other An 11.59 Publication titles -
Stubborn Lines [ 2013 ], Mr Flash [ 2012 ], Saving Spoons [ 2011 ],
Mud on a Plate [ 2010 ]
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
Tin Collector [ An 11.59 Publication ] will not be available until 2016.
Eight Rooms [ the confession trade ]
Eight Rooms
[ the confession trade ]
by
steve coel
'...get good at anything and you will create your own enemies.'
[ bukowski ]
****
extracts.
Thing you learns, my uncle told me, is that most folk will tell you the things you needs to know.
Trick is to know how to get the right information quickly.
Uncle who taught us said that it's just a simple matter of gentle persuasion.
Rely on your rooms having just the right decorations, to get the right results, he said.
**
...this morning only needed a plank of wood with a couple of nails and a clasp knife, and it's funny how fishing line, carefully knotted, works too. Eight rooms minimum is the best number in this line of business. We knows that. Used to be a trade secret.
**
Trusted we are. So we gets plenty of work passed on to us.
Want to find out who's been busy lately?
Bottle of whisky, a betting shop pen and padlock usually does the trick. First time round.
Where's the money going?
Cosy sofa, glass coffee table, bit of fake blood on the carpet, garden fork leaning on a chair...trust me.
**
See reputation is everything in this room game.
**
If you hears someone's gone missing or someone's gone back home, just spread the word, only, hint at a different reason. And make it a bad one. Job done. Easy.
**
Things can get difficult, it's a lie if you hear different because sometimes people try it on, but that's how you learn to select the right room...All you needs really to succeed in this game is
a fucking good sense of fen shui and an ability to disguise yourself like.
**
Stands to reason pays good.
Although hours can be pretty shit.
But if you continues to get results they say you can retire young, move on, go live in Ibiza, Canaries or some place.
**
It's my family business at the moment, just a job really.
**
Eight Rooms [ the confession trade ], [ draft ], from Tin Collector [ A Series of Micro
Flash Fiction stories ] by steve coel, 2015.
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small country
small country
by
steve coel
me? i like to walk.
i like listening to places.
steve coel
[ interview: American Audio Prose Library, missouri, 1985 ]
2 extracts.
1]
12 months ago.
wave goodbye to the good times
...she noticed the writing when quickly dropping from view to hide from her minder. he was busy looking for her and she didn't fancy getting beaten up again so soon after the last time.
evil man, evil temper, bad habits.
but not even street minders come in this place.
not here.
owner, seeing it all, simply placed her own drink on the table.
...watching her calmly go outside for a couple of minutes and have a quiet word with her minder, she could straight away tell who was more powerful.
she watched them shake hands, a gangsters agreement reached...
2]
tonight.
...she looked out to the empty dark street and once more at the words, by the door, written in her own language.
small country [ draft ], from Tin Collector [ A Series of Micro Flash Fictions ] by Steve Coel, 2015
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