Read Me: A Novelette-length Collection of Flash Fiction and Musicless Lyrics

By M. Aziz

A selection of thirty random pieces from the period 1998-2002.

• Language: English
• Publisher: M. Aziz
• Release date: Sep 28, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301494972

M. Aziz

British Asian male, b. 1979.

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Read Me:

A Novelette-length Collection of Flash Fiction and Musicless Lyrics

M. Aziz

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Table of Contents

Title page

Preface

1. THE WAITING ROOM

I. READ ME

2. THE LISTENER

II. REMEMBER

3. PUPPET BRO

III. THE DEATH OF LOVE

4. RAZORS

IV. HEX

5. ROBOT HEART

V. COMEBACK KID

6. PILGRIMAGE FOR A TOILET SEAT

VI. SOUL LEAK LOSS

7. SUPERHERO

VII. JACKPOT DAD

8. STARING DOWN THE PLUGHOLE

VIII. ANY MINUTE NOW

9. COGS

IX. THAMES TURBO

10. JOURNEY WITH THE SUN

X. CANDLE

11. OUR CURSE

XI. SIGNAL

12. OVERSEXED MILKMAN

XII. THE BURNING LIGHT

13. GROCERIES

XIII. SOMETHING IS WRONG

14. DRAW BLOOD

XIV. WRITER'S BLOCK

15. DEAD

XV. WINDOW

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Preface

I'll keep this short.

Assembled here is a collection of thirty pieces of flash fiction and musicless lyrics. I use this latter term for two reasons: first, the word 'poetry' sounds a bit soft for my liking, and second, those were meant to be used as lyrics for a couple of music projects I was involved in a long time ago. Melodies or beats in taped or imagined form were their backdrop until a change of heart widowed them.

Virtually all the pieces here were pulled out of a folder on my computer labelled '98-'02, a period in which I was in my late teens to early twenties. The flash fiction was simply my outlet while frustrated at being unable to carry a novel to term.

I decided to compile this slightly edited selection – in no particular order – because I thought it a shame that my efforts went to waste. I don't believe they are worth parting many coins for though.

The reason I chose these pieces over others was simply about picking the least worst. That's not to say I dislike what I'm sharing, but I couldn't sell you yesterday's leftovers as dish of the day.

In the event you don't like any of this stuff, after giving it a chance, I'll not have wasted much of your time. If you do like it, I'm glad. And thank you for reading.

I'm not going to do anything like this again. And another thing, this stuff isn't necessarily autobiographical.

M. Aziz, July 2011

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