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One lonely abused schoolgirl 'occupies' herself.. and sets off an explosive social and economic Revolution..

March 2012. Happy to let you know The Free is now IN PRINT as a real ‘dead tree’ book… Just in time to take part in the ‘Occupy 2012’ movements planet wide!!
Must be nearly time to LEAVE AUTHONOMY??

Available here: https://www.createspace.com/3702134 costs 10€, or $14, + post. (postage may be cheaper from Amazon)
Also it’s Out Now as a free download for Ipad, iPhone,Sony, Kobo, Nook, Desktop, etc. Available here: :http://www.mediafire.com/?9sdkp1dyhtjbiym (colour) costs nothing.
Also it’s in Kindle Stores .

I'm still promoting The Free on its 'Wordmess' blog..it's a Free Download, and got some interest, with the Occupy lot taking off. It now has 1950 'Fiends on Farcebook' and 60,000 views of the blog.

Best comments.

This book is a gas, terrific writing,a wonderful and likely prophetic story for the near future .. Jim Mac.

It creates poetry out the strange internal rhythms and logic of the main character, full of off-beat rhythms and lyrical leitmotifs...Rob Stewart

“The Free. An unbelievably exciting book, not because of its stupendous pace and action filled plot, but because of the depth of character holding us breathless as we explore one after another of these amazing people.’’ Gerry McCullough-

Yahoo! It is in acts, has skin and is feminist, what more can one want .Truly supported. A Zoomer

This book is truly unique. The characters and plot flow like water, and are tasty like chocolate. A.A.

It's sexy and wonderful and just pure joy... a breathless celebration of life... Gold in its purest literary form. Bec

About the writer

Who cares who I am?
Just so the book can be neatly labelled and filed away?.
“I knew it! ...an evil anarchist!
Who I am is not important here, except to show, perhaps,
that I am serious, about these scribbles.
So here goes...

After a boring education (I did Eng. Lit. and a thesis on De-Schooling) I began a rather brilliant career as a layabout. Passing my idle hours on Adventure Playgrounds, Street Theater, Anti Nukes and Subversive Nonsense,.
For several years I shared a magnificent squat in central Amsterdam, before definitively dossing down in Brixton, with a creditable six and a half years on the dole.
While whiling away my life doing Squatters Aid, Pirate Radio and Partying I enjoyed superb park-view accommodation, and jotted down the first version of this book for the class-less Hooligan Press.
Retiring extremely early to Barcelona beach, I was horrified to have to work and even pay rent. But then the occupations took off, and I ended up living in a 'Social Center' (on top of a mountain.).
Here I play around with gardens and old cars, and, um,
look after children and horses... I can cook a deadly vegetarian paella and my hobbies include solar-powered internet and, er, rooting in bins.
We have a wizard windmill and dispose of excellent compost toilets.
I do have one big son, who's 11 years old and speaks 4 languages (not all at once).

Thanks again everyone for your help and support with this project.

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The Free

M.Gilliland

One lonely abused schoolgirl 'OCCUPIES' herself.. and sets off an explosive social and economic Revolution..


.The State is going bottoms up, the Climate is going crazy,
......we’re living the collapse of capitalism, blow by blow,
...............................with a rainbow.
..............Linda changes her name to Maxie
.....She and her new friends get free of their traumas,
..and get into dealing death blows, to a skinhead gang,
....a bankrupt school and the testerical special police.
.........Next thing they flee to Ragwort CoOp Pool,
........ in a big safe occupied working class area.
.......We play the adventure live through their eyes,
..laughing and lamenting... inventing social revolution.

..The PIF soldiers eventually arrive, to restore capitalist chaos,
............Macker and Maxie are missing, the hunt begins,
....while the spaced out invaders get subverted, corrupted,
..............................swallowed and digested.
Our odd family puzzles with the pieces.. finding a fun lifestyle,
......a coppice farm, and bright ideas for saving The Planet,
but keep your hankies handy, folks.. click on your giant wings,
........................... for the fantastic FLYING finale!

I try to return all Shelvings.. unless your book is fascist, sexist or racist..

 

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I wrote 2 days ago

Just back from a wild, fun adventure, congratulations on your original, entertaining story and quirky creative language. I did spot one or two wrong words though not typos (eg 'less slack as' could be 'less slack than' in ch 2) but you'd hardly notice inside the deliberate and often delicious play... view book

I wrote 21 days ago

Excellent writing I was hooked from the start. This prose has that magic touch that captivates, though i know that comes from many revisions. I saw only one typo, in CH 4 I think, Julia in bed hears the telephone RING, not rang. I found the nightmares very well done, indeed Aunt Julia's character i... view book

I wrote 23 days ago

Congratulations Margaret, as in The Rebellious Oak this is a brilliant mix of authentic historic vizualisation with the artistry of creating a gripping and rewarding reading experience. But this time you do it even better, and weave in social struggles, bigotry against witchcraft, against wanton vio... view book

I wrote 24 days ago

Lessons in the Dark is gripping and sometimes frighteningly real, as we follow brave Narelle into a world of male abuse and terror. For me having two narrators is an asset not a problem, after the first few lines, as Kirsten and Narelle's voices, backgrounds, class and styles are totally different,... view book

I wrote 30 days ago

hi there and thanks for the enjoyable read, I'm an SF fan so it went down well. How did you get a SF book on 302 bookshelves? My advice? I'd bring forward the introduction of the protagonist to Ch 1. Also I'd be very careful with ideas of simplistic American Patriotism. I know many people would argu... view book

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