Monthly Archives: June 2017

FOR “PRIDE STORY” WRITING GROUP.”STEPS TO FREEDOM:PAUL’S (GAY) START IN LIFE”.REFLECTIONS. BY STEVEN BENSON.

Posted on June 28, 2017 by decayetude

Paul, in memory, re-entered and re-claimed his first flat(since coming out as gay ); in his act of rememberance, he walked around the land of yesteryear,but also(in vertical time) the demesne of today, as his memory joined the past and … Continue reading →

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STRONG AND STABLE.JEREMY CORBYN AND THE QUEEN. PART TWO.A FANTASY(OR IS IT?). BY STEVEN BENSON.

Posted on June 23, 2017 by decayetude

Jeremy Corbyn was dying to read his alternative Queen’s Speech in the Commons. The time came(We all know about “our Therese{faux Scouse accent here}”; let’s leave that particular tediousness out!). So, Liz read the , disconcertingly, short official Speech out, … Continue reading →

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THE FRONTLINE. HUSKISSON STREET, MID 1980S. BY STEVEN BENSON

Posted on June 2, 2017 by decayetude

{INTRO}Whoah, it was fierce; it was wild. Lived next to a Brothel (Nice old Madam; Shame about the Pimps). Telly came out the Window; Right through the Glass; The house next to ME; S C A R Y. Couldn’t Live … Continue reading →

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TIME ZIGZAGS:LIVERPOOL GAY ’80S:VIGNETTES.PART 3:”WHERE DID ALL MY HAIR GO?/HUSKISSON STREET.”. BY STEVEN BENSON

Posted on June 2, 2017 by decayetude

I am looking at a photo of myself(Christmas Eve, 1988), taken in Huskisson Street, Toxteth, when I was twenty nine: I am sporting a rather fetching fringe(where did all my hair go?). I am in my second(Liverpool) flat, since coming … Continue reading →

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