Metals of the Future

By James Ward

Twenty-five poems covering subjects like the difference between Cow Parsley and Hogweed, the ghosts of Pevensey Castle, school exams, the history of flies, Rawls's Veil of Ignorance, train journeys to distant universes, Jack O'Kent, eviction, Humphrey Bogart, and shopping.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Cool Millennium
• Release date: Jan 2, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386462972

James Ward

James Ward is the author of the Tales of MI7 series, as well as two volumes of poetry, a couple of philosophical works, some general fiction and a collection of ghost stories. His awards include the Oxford University Humanities Research Centre Philosophical Dialogues Prize, The Eire Writer’s Club Short Story Award, and the ‘Staffroom Monologue’ Award. His stories and essays have appeared in Falmer, Dark Tales and Comparative Criticism. He has an MA and a DPhil, both in Philosophy from Sussex University. He currently works as a secondary school teacher, and lives in East Sussex.

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Metals of the Future

James Ward

Published by Cool Millennium, 2018.

While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

METALS OF THE FUTURE

First edition. January 2, 2018.

Copyright © 2018 James Ward.

ISBN: 978-1386462972

Written by James Ward.

Metals of the Future

James Ward

COOL MILLENNIUM BOOKS

Published in the United Kingdom. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or means, without written permission.

Copyright © James Ward 2016

James Ward has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this Work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, and events are the product of the author’s imagination, or used fictitiously. All resemblance to actual events, places, events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

First published 2016

A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

Cover picture taken by the author shows the London Eye.

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To my sons.

Contents

The Gap

Summer Dance

Fast Train

Candidate No. 5242

Everyone

Eviction

The History of Flies

Good Dog

Good Friday 2011

Hibernation Song

Humphrey Bogart

Get Into Account

In Time of the Breaking of Nations Revisited

Jack O’Kent

Lovely Crow