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I have 1187 stories published in
7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2829756 times
and 1215 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1687 of my 15,671 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1721 votes
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widdershins
You probably remember that story of the Virgin Mary turning up unexpectedly at her pal’s house, as she’s prone to do, and blurting out: ‘hi, you’re...
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Jimmy Savile and me
I was lying in bed when my mum rushed up the stairs, barged into my room, mouthed that it was Sir Jimmy Saville on the phone. I had to shoo her away...
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the war to end all wars
In a world of mud, colour was a low deceit and became his eyes, his legs and his feet tapping out messages to his body in the trenches. Bright...
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granny's refrain
I disliked Mona Lisa when I saw a print of it in a library book, not for the usual childish reasons based on crappy artistic merit, or the adolescent...
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grammar schools and the select-22 committee
Protect our endangered rich With the quick fix Penalise the poor Let no election promise Be a palliative or cure For elective rhetoric Take a point...
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this is great. Charlie and
Posted on Thu, 07 Feb 2019
this is great. Charlie and Eliza are so sweet and believeable.
Read full commentPosted in Charlie and Eliza (Pt 1)
brialliant. Everythng is
Posted on Wed, 06 Feb 2019
brialliant. Everythng is there in front and behind the reader and Chantelle is someone we know so well, without having to look up from the screen. My only qualm is stick in a litte nudge to the reader that it's a minibus and not a car the...
Read full commentPosted in An Outing: Part One
keep costs to a minimum,
Posted on Fri, 01 Feb 2019
keep costs to a minimum, drive labour costs down and the labour force to work harder and harder. Run a monopoloy that's not a monopoly. Make vast profits that are not profits. Yes. meet Amazon. Nicely done.
Read full commentPosted in Pontius (Ch.15): Part 1
nothing changes, steal from
Posted on Wed, 30 Jan 2019
nothing changes, steal from the poor to give to the rich. 2019 to 1979. Thatcher/Reagan.
Read full commentPosted in The Husbandry Of Youth
under the nod - great term,
Posted on Wed, 30 Jan 2019
under the nod - great term, sums up so much. Great story, keep moving. Storey is the British spelling for housing. You've got story, if that's American English that's fine. Otherwise, have another look.
Read full commentPosted in The Tar Pit (1 of 9)
I'd ditch the first 3
Posted on Tue, 29 Jan 2019
I'd ditch the first 3 paragrapsh, but the rest is the walk of life. yeh, I found it funny my mate's dad like Dire Straits. Dirge I thought. But I was never into music. Brooksy made of glass. Doomed. Dire, I know, but brilliant.
Read full commentPosted in Brooksy
yeh, we were always tougher
Posted on Fri, 25 Jan 2019
yeh, we were always tougher back in the old days. or so the story goes...
Read full commentPosted in 21st Century Kids
as we get older the world
Posted on Fri, 25 Jan 2019
as we get older the world spins quicker.
Read full commentPosted in My Attention Span Is Getting Steadily Shorter
it's a bit too deep for me,
Posted on Thu, 24 Jan 2019
it's a bit too deep for me, but I liked your brevity. Keep it going.
Read full commentPosted in FactoidMan and ShallowMan
god, I'm with you on this one
Posted on Wed, 23 Jan 2019
god, I'm with you on this one Hilary. But a plea to Donald Trump is time wasted. The legacy we shall leave our children and grandchildren is drought, wars, hunger and all those other apocalyptic horses that Trump and his supporters think aren't...
Read full commentPosted in The Melting Iceberg
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