Money made here, leaves here

O ble mae'r bobl wedi mynd?

steve coel

O ble mae'r bobl wedi mynd?

steve coel

Money made here, leaves here. [ Draft ]

steve coel

Voice Over:

you accept new rules

when you step

through the hole

in this fence.

new laws.

because things here 
will get broken.

what is left is unwanted.

busy corridors are still

marked on the ground,

worn lino and blunt nails

have replaced rooms

walls and doors.

here you step carelessly 

through memories,

where even unseen

spray can imaginations

flake from neglect.

money once made here

has now left.

for good.

REPEAT.

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Carry on Waiting

Carry on Waiting

Steve Coel

Part 1: Outside like.

suppose story starts on the street
outside like.
always a good place
to start a story i reckons.
begins with police searching a car.
wrong car as it happens.
other footies is holding some guy
against a wall while 
others check his jacket 
in doorway of the adult store.
i understands
they won't find nothing.

Part 2 : Busy Day.

sunny day.
busy day.
bad atmosphere.
looks being passed
between people trying hard
not to know each other.
failing badly.
should do better.
so, what's the story then?

Part 3 : Early for Some.

morning. early for some.
late for others.
someone, it seems,
is clearly not making it
through the day
is getting desperate
and is needing
some action pretty quick.
like right away.
so.
quick snatch job is all.
bad call is what it is.
being watched see.
being watched
quite closely as it happens.
decision time.
for me.
do i
let it go,
or carry on waiting?
or do i move in
blow cover?
luckily,
for all involved
uniformed footie steps in.
very lucky.

Part 4 : Laugh That.

bit of a chase.
laugh that.
likes a good chase,
who doesn't?
security joined in too.
laugh that also.
though twats they are
for joining in 
cos peoples quick round here
when opportunity arises.
so it is.
quick in and out,
even though they knows
cameras sees them all.
and they knows
security'll speak
to them later.
poor bastards.
but hey, what you going to do?
i'll have a word
prior like,
it's what i does,
my job.
like i tells you, my street.
so that's the back story.
reckons you knows the rest...

carry on waiting [ Draft 2, Tin Collector, 
[ A Series of Micro Flash Fictions ] 
- Steve Coel, 2015 / 2018
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Arbrofion gweledol / lliw

[ For Gillian Ayres ]

steve coel

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Y Diwrnod Arall

Y Diwrnod Arall

[ The Other Day ]

steve coel

Clear your mind, listen carefully...

and don't stop breathing.

Oasis Charm - Cross Swords

Money Wing - Present Times

Great Tempo - Six Strings

Before Midnight - Card Game

Western Rules - Road to Gold

Precious Silk - Honey Man

Fire Diamond - Foxy Ant

Jolly Jet - Nicely Done

Cougar Kid - Pilot Wings

Dangerous Ends - New Rich

llanw isel
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llanw isel

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Steve Coel - llanw isel

llanw isel

steve coel

Creating a lot of new work.
New places, new people...difference.

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Tin Collector

tin collector

by 

steve coel

tin collector: a story in four parts -

nice breakfast

free time

teamwork

heavenly session

nice breakfast

nice breakfast is about a female door person. 

a threat, last heard in prison, 

has been directed at her.

she needs to find out 

if the threat is a real one 

and deal with it quickly 

before things turn really really nasty.

extract 1.

makes a nice breakfast me

when i's got the time

keep it simple

i says

works for me every time

breakfast

pretty much

sums up the way

i approaches

most things in life

but i's still thinking

thinking hard about

where i was

made the mistake

that might just prove

to be the game changer

extract 2.

see 

time inside

can be time

well spent

for some

but first

you got to adapt

and get used to

different ways 

of doing things

and

getting things done

there is

for example

a particular noise

which you either

get used to

or

you don't

extract 3.

if you's been in

you knows

exactly

what i's been talking about

like a quiet scream

is what it sounds like

like a huge cry

for mercy

is what it really is

only mercy

don't come 

until

it's all over

free time

free time is about institutions 

and their quests for uniformity 

in everything they represent and do.

different individuals in free time 

stand out for many different reasons.

extract.                                            

...so this last time in the bank, spooked i was. 

uniforms see, everyones in uniform, 

everyone. 

had some cash, needed an account, 

to open one like, 

but i caught someones eye. 

wrong someone.

asked to leave i was, 

exchanged a few words was all, honest. 

so i loses me cash 

and a bit more of my free time...

teamwork

this story is about the neighbourhoods 

we've either lived in, driven through 

or read about.

they are what they are, 

like anywhere; 

different things to different people.

extract 1.

like i says

when they leaves their mark

people learns about it

real quick like

got to

if they wants to survive

in this game

they like nice things

pretty girls

you know the story

we all know how that one goes

they's still young

keeping it all legit

is the hard part

and truth be

they got that covered

real good

has the gift

they has

is why they'll stay

top of the pile for a long time

round here at least.

extract 2.

still

someone is going to have a quiet word

straighten things out

cos theres always a someone involved

somewhere along the line

always

this ain't normal

but you tell me

what is

take that drink now i will

heavenly session

about four characters and their responses 

to the same threat.

extract 1.                  

...old guy in the corner   doghead we calls him   

and doghead is what he likes to be called   

main reason being   he's always on about times   

either had dogs   or raced them   

something like that   anyways   

was coming here   before i took over like   

so could be different reason   

anyway   always in the corner spot   

always drinks steady like   

for an old timer   not a problem...

extract 2.                                                                ...watching it all go down   

not seen it this bad before   

somebody's going to win   somebody always does   

but if you has winners   you has losers too   

just natural like   i ain't a loser.

will always win me   always...

tin collector [ Draft ], from Tin Collector 

[ A Series of Micro Flash Fictions ] by Steve Coel, 2015.

arbrofion gweledol / lliw

steve coel