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Dillon Picks March 2022

My monthly mouthful of Medium munchies.

Simon Dillon
9 min readMar 25, 2022
The scrutiny of the Dillon Empire is no less merciless, despite this month’s poetic mood. Photo by author.

That time of month once more is here
The Dillon Empire drawing near
All writing — good and bad — is viewed
And if it puts me in the mood
To place your work in Dillon Picks
You’ve earned your monthly smugness fix

This March selection is bereft
Of any writing lacking heft
No hustle porn your eyes will see
Listicular vapidity
Will not be found. You’ll also note
No earning brags will get my vote

Outraged, offended, ALL CAPS tat
I won’t include any of that
All pseudo-activists are gone
(I really don’t know what they’re on)
I’ve separated wheat from chaff
It really can be quite a faff.

But in the end, I do this for
The writers who can move me more
And those who always make me laugh
Plus authors on the fiction path
Satire, history, rants galore
They always leave me wanting more

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Simon Dillon
Simon Dillon

Written by Simon Dillon

Novelist and Short Story-ist. Film and Book Lover. If you cut me, I bleed celluloid and paper pulp. Blog: www.simondillonbooks.wordpress.com

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