The Round Up

A bitesize collection of some of our top posts thus far

May 05, 2023

Hi, it struck us that a lot of our new subscribers might be overwhelmed by the sheer amount of great writing on the site so we’ve collated a small selection of some of our favourite posts for you to dip in and out of.

Have a look and please let us know what you think.

Happy Reading.

The Ed

The Cancer Diaries

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Keep On Keeping On : The Cancer Diaries pt 7

Dear fellow cancer sufferer, I saw you come in the front door looking anxious and worried. I've been in this place a lot in the last few months and didn't recognise you (mainly 'cos you look younger than me and that's a bit of a rarity in here I can tell you…

3 years ago · Byker Books

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On my Radio...part one :The Cancer Diaries pt 4

*Warning* the following post contains nudity (mine) and C word swearing (also mine) - if easily offended then best you divvent read it like...😉 So, we're into October and I'd told my family, my in-laws knew, my close friends had been informed and now for the difficult one...the lads WhatsApp group. If you're a woman reading this then you're probably ro…

3 years ago · Byker Books

I Get Around

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I get around...Malaga...ish!

It's great being British. There's loads of reasons really. We've brought a lot of culture, ingenuity and general coolness to the world. But. Sitting in a Twenty-Four hour Wetherspoons at the airport (Birmingham in this case) drinking lager at five am is one of the things we're absolutely unbeatable at. Watching 'Nobby' and his 'Wolfpack' wander past i…

9 years ago · 1 like · Byker Books

Council Estate Fiction

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Revenge Inc.

Jimmy Was A Good Boy I’m going to tell you a story now. I’m going to talk and you’re going to listen. This particular story’s about a lad I used to know named Jimmy. Jimmy was a good boy, that’s what me mam said. Why can’t you be like Jimmy Mowbray? Look at Jimmy from over the road with his clean face, tidy hair and nice clothes. Why can’t you be like him? Jimmy this, Jimmy that, it was no wonder I had it in for him…

2 years ago · Byker Books

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The Round Up

A bitesize collection of some of our top posts thus far

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