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Old Roger Rises

The Return of an Old Adversary

By Paul StewartPublished 3 months ago 1 min read

He stalks at twilight

Old Roger, the soap dodger

with poisonous shite

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Author's Notes: I won't ever apologise. It had to be done.

For clarity, this is the return of a fabled character whose legend was told of in a limerick of years gone by.

See also this for the full extent of Old Roger's influence.

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Paul Stewart

Award-Winning Writer, Poet, Scottish-Italian, Subversive.

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  • John Cox3 months ago

    Paul, Paul, Paul. Do we have to do this again? Poisonous shite indeed! And to answer Mark’s question below, that damn monkey did not learn his lesson!

  • Mark Graham3 months ago

    Good one did the monkey learn his lesson though.

  • Tanya Lei3 months ago

    Love the humor, thanks for the giggle! Also, he looks grotesque and icky

  • Mackenzie Davis3 months ago

    HA, omg, i love it. It's giving senryū vibes in the best way. And that image is horrible. :D Definitely creepy, too. I don't want him anywhere near me!

  • Novel Allen3 months ago

    Soap dodger better not come near me. Hey Paul, still up to ur old fun. I still use the effity one.

  • Stephanie Hoogstad3 months ago

    Haha, you warned me that he'd be on the rise! I just didn't think it'd be so soon. Well written as always, my friend.

  • Rachel Deeming3 months ago

    I thought the days of Roger were over...but no. That picture. I mean, it's...ugh. I do like the word "shite". Heard this in a broad Scottish accent too in my head when I was reading to it, which only added to its power!

  • Sid Aaron Hirji3 months ago

    with poisonous shite too...scary dude

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