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I have 1179 stories published in
7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2599356 times
and 1205 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1656 of my 15,536 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1688 votes
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I remember her now
A guitar shaped body Jutting hips that hook a look Pubic hair and yearning – Desire singes and drowns shyness Unbuttons her blouse Plucks the straps...
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IQ test 3
Somebody had flung a scratchy blanket over my body to bury the unwashed. I woke up to the stench of my own body bathed in sweat. Eyes plumped by lack...
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A refugee
Your life laid bare The sudden intimacy of violence Blood in the air Fully exposed. They place their faith Your lips, your tits, your cunt You squat...
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Ernie at the edge of the world
Ernie left his flat on the eight floor of Dunswin Court at around three o’clock in the morning. He’s got two bedrooms, but only uses one to live in...
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the big malky
Frank took two days to hitchhike down to London. The Big Smoke. First night sleeping in a plastic bin bag sheltering from the rain outside Piccadilly...
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a cave is a great place to
Posted on Tue, 11 Dec 2018
a cave is a great place to build characterisation from. keep going.
Read full commentPosted in The Cave Chapter 1
grief is a bell Harry (Kevin)
Posted on Sat, 17 Nov 2018
grief is a bell Harry (Kevin), and your story rings true.
Read full commentPosted in Gift: A Son's Story (Blood)
serenity, one of the few
Posted on Fri, 16 Nov 2018
serenity, one of the few things you can't buy. And great writing, well, you can buy that. I had the last meeting with my writing mentor Carl Mac Dougall today and he mentioned James Joyce and his story The Dead as being pretty much perfect., The...
Read full commentPosted in Gift: A Son's Story (The Night Before)
wonderful story telling. I'd
Posted on Mon, 12 Nov 2018
wonderful story telling. I'd add Tom (Cruise) surname, I had to think about it and lazy people like me don't like to come out of the flow of the story to do that. brilliant.
Read full commentPosted in Sass (Part 2)
yes, what happened in
Posted on Sun, 11 Nov 2018
yes, what happened in Sarajevo spread through the Slavic nations and engulfed us all.
Read full commentPosted in Achilleio
that's what I call desperate
Posted on Thu, 08 Nov 2018
that's what I call desperate and sad Jenny, but what do I know? good story Harry, I'm sure it's a metaphor for living.
Read full commentPosted in Band of One
a chapbook of wise sayiings,
Posted on Tue, 06 Nov 2018
a chapbook of wise sayiings, I foolishly enjoyed reading. keep writing.
Read full commentPosted in Scattered Wounds: I should like to understand myself properly before it is too late
embarrassment {another flush
Posted on Mon, 29 Oct 2018
embarrassment {another flush of embracement at this} so many parents have Alzheimer's I'm sure there's more than a few who'd happily choke them too.
Read full commentPosted in A Weekend with Family
maybe, but often they don't
Posted on Mon, 29 Oct 2018
maybe, but often they don't get it.
Read full commentPosted in ORPHAN BOY
we're all trying to get on to
Posted on Sun, 28 Oct 2018
we're all trying to get on to a better path. Keep writing.
Read full commentPosted in Gift: A Son's Story (short extract 3)
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