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Benjamin Grose
Literary Fiction, Humor
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- Member Since
Jan 2023
- Gender
Male
- Country
United Kingdom
- Born
25 November
- Profession
Novelist and Service Designer
About
Ben works as a service designer in London, but writing has always been a vital part of his life since he was young.
He has written numerous short stories, novels, and articles and has a Masters in Creative Writing.
‘The Rebrobates’ was inspired by his student days working in a nightclub. It was here that he witnessed a lost generation at play.
Ben currently lives in Wiltshire with his partner and their family. He is part of the Bath Spa Creative Writing Alumni.
Benjamin Grose Books
There are names and dates on the wall of the upstairs bar. The Smiths 83, Oasis 94, Klaxons 06, Blur 90, The Cure 83, the Killers 04, Radiohead 92. Bands play here before they get famous. That’s the foundation of Munks’ reputation. The other reputation is one the new owners are trying to wipe out — we’re infamous for being the place where the customers drink cheap booze until they collapse in their own vomit and are then laughed at by the staff, who are almost as inebriated as they are.
Benjamin GroseI don’t know whether it’s just a coincidence, or that the guy who put it there is a pervert, but the cloakroom is opposite the Ladies’ toilets. The cloakroom — discounting the manager’s office — is perhaps the strangest place in this godforsaken club. Philosophy litters the walls — DRUGS SEX & TEA — HOMOPHOBICS ARE GAY — COATS ARE FOR TWATS — DON’T EAT CHILDREN. It is a money-making scheme, a shopper’s delight, a place of solitude, desperation, and ill health. Mould is climbing the walls and polluting our lungs.
Benjamin GroseThe four most important things I have learnt about this place — Come 2 am, the Ladies’ toilets are always in a worse state than the Gents’. If you’re short of cash then look to the floor at closing time. Every night brings a new minesweeper. The customer is always wrong.
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