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Mar 6Liked by Michael Marshall Smith

This batch is just FUN. Italians are so anti-fat, just as much as the French, so yes they have to be out there with the gut. My late uncle, or great-uncle as the Americans would have it, was Round in shape. We were tight pals, both fans of bloody red meat, though I did not share his fondness for eating onions like apples. He kept pigeons (snacks) but he had one lame pigeon that was a companion, it followed him around like a puppy.

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Mar 6Liked by Michael Marshall Smith

Funny musings Michael - thank you! The gherkins are ok.

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Mar 6Liked by Michael Marshall Smith

Damn it. Now I have to move to France!

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Mar 6Liked by Michael Marshall Smith

Oh, being the ghost of "the partner past." It's been years since I broke up with somebody I d though was the love of my life. A few days ago, I did a bit of Internet spying on him...Now I feel my reality is but a dream.

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Mar 6Liked by Michael Marshall Smith

By “washing up” do you mean doing the dishes? If so, your idea of romance needs serious improvement. 🤣

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Mar 6Liked by Michael Marshall Smith

Apropos of nothng, my hedgehog is climbing all over me, making it very difficult to write!

I was taken with your comment about people departing and becoming ghosts. Did this play any part in your thought process for Spares?

As the proud wearer of a gut, I'm neither bullish, well dressed, fucked up or American. I am a type 1 diabetic of 30yrs standing so can lay claim to a "diabetic belly"!

My wife says I look like a fat twat...

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