Welcome to the ninth episode of Dickens and Quips! This week we have Dervla O'Brien on the show and I shall be reading from Cake, Liberty and Other Inexplicable Phenomena by Joe Thomas Find Dervla atDervlaOBrien on InstaDervlaOBrien on TwitterThe festival she was talking about is accepting proposals here Joe Thomas can be found @Joefishthomas on twitter and insta and Joe Thomas Writer on FacebookYou can buy his book Here We are atTwitter: @dickensandquipsInstagram: @dickensandquipsEmail: [email protected] Prompt for this week is "sticky floors" and you don't have to be an established poet to submit a poem.  Thank you to Roger Waldron for your poem this week.Invite inviting me round to talk over   your world beating veggie lasagna you apologise for the kitchen careful   don’t stick to the floor   we talk about being married that B&B in Scarborough  where they asked  if we wanted dessert   which turned out to be Pears in sticky Rice Pudding you asked if we’d ever be a pair again   you asked if I would likepudding  afters  etc I declined all 3    careful not to stick to your floor   wondering  what makes  you think like that  Featured poets:Paige LewisSarah Kay