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THE SHARP JUDGE CHAPTER 1
The evening meal was about to be served, and Ursula knew that something was up. The appetising food smells wafting into the living room...
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michaelkjarvie7
Oct 193 min read
THE SHARP JUDGE
The Sharp Judge is the title of my next novel. Why that particular title? Well, first of all, it’s a literal translation of the German...
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michaelkjarvie7
Aug 263 min read
GOOSEFLESH
One of those familiar poles, with alternating bands of red and white, can be found outside the barber’s shop on the Soho Road in...
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michaelkjarvie7
Apr 263 min read
VICTORIA FRANKENSTEIN
Frankenstein Darlington Hippodrome 20 October 2023 Reviewed by Michael Jarvie Written by Sean Aydon and performed by Tilted Wig, this...
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michaelkjarvie7
Jan 25 min read
THE ENEMY WITHIN
Saltburn by Emerald Fennell is a feature film from 2023, currently available to watch on Amazon Prime. The protagonist, Oliver Quick, is...
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michaelkjarvie7
Oct 4, 202314 min read
MOTHERLAND
The idea begins to take shape after the fortuitous discovery of the pale blue savings account book, wedged between two long-expired...
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michaelkjarvie7
Jul 5, 20232 min read
EXOPHONIC EXPLORATION
In the future, I am seriously thinking of writing in a language that is not my mother tongue. Mother tongue is itself an interesting...
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michaelkjarvie7
Jun 18, 20232 min read
LÖWENSENF
It stands at just over three inches in height, featuring a yellow-and-black colour scheme, and is purely decorative, serving no practical...
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michaelkjarvie7
Apr 25, 20232 min read
SONATA FORM - SONATA FAILURE?
My work in progress Sonata Form is a 63,000 word literary novel, metafictional in nature, set in one specific location, namely...
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michaelkjarvie7
Jan 19, 20233 min read
Ghost Signs: Poverty and the Pandemic
Stu Hennigan is a senior librarian in Leeds. During the Covid-19 pandemic, he volunteered to deliver food parcels and medicines on behalf...
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michaelkjarvie7
Jan 13, 20236 min read
I'd Rather Be a Striker Than a Scab
It’s Wednesday, the 4th of January, and yet another day of the protracted RMT strike. When I worked as a revenue protection officer at...
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michaelkjarvie7
Aug 12, 202212 min read
Sonata Form Chapter 2
When the trolley arrived, it snapped Brock out of his reverie and brought him back to reality. He righted the cup and watched as a member...
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michaelkjarvie7
Jun 24, 20226 min read
Snowflake Tornado
Stewart Lee is the undisputed master of anti-comedy, or, if you like, meta-comedy. Drawing on Bertolt Brecht’s theatrical technique,...
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michaelkjarvie7
Nov 25, 202111 min read
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SONATA FORM CHAPTER 1 The movement of the silver pointer was smooth and inexorable. At the appointed hour, the insistent clamour of the...
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michaelkjarvie7
Nov 24, 20212 min read
Inner Life
You’re a working-class writer: an oxymoron personified. Marx’s alienation made flesh. The year of the virus cast you further adrift when...
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michaelkjarvie7
Nov 23, 20213 min read
With Friends Like These
Although various factors are responsible for where you ultimately reside in the social pecking order, it isn’t hard to establish which is...
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michaelkjarvie7
Nov 21, 20214 min read
COMING BACK TO LIFE
Two weeks with no hot water or central heating takes a heavy toll. It’s a demoralising state of affairs. At one point, I even speculate...
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michaelkjarvie7
Feb 18, 20212 min read
The War Merit Cross
It’s dark in here and smells of burning axle grease, stale canvas and leather. Because of the cramped conditions, we’re constantly...
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michaelkjarvie7
Nov 29, 20204 min read
Go Home!
This is an analysis of the kind of issues and problems that arise when writing a short story, and my commentary should be of benefit to...
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michaelkjarvie7
Jul 3, 20205 min read
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Reading Dracula is a bit of a chore – like giving blood. And at approximately 120,000 words it’s going to keep you turning its pages for...
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