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I have 1188 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2898196 times and 1216 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1699 of my 15,713 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1735 votes

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Jack O'Donnell

 

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our once blue planet

Nature’s pulse. Temparture Rising. Unwell. Our oceans lost rainbow of falling tiny shells. Splicing and dicing latencies Something hidden now at sea...
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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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1699 of my comments have received 1735 Great Feedback votes

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appreciate all your help

Posted on Thu, 31 Jan 2019

appreciate all your help stephen. When (if) I come back to this story, the first place I'll look is other people's comments. as you know that's where fault lines lie. 

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Posted in Angel 14 (getting to first base)

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methinks no. hope not. 

Posted on Mon, 18 Mar 2019

methinks no. hope not. 

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Posted in The Robin.

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the art of truthfulness I

Posted on Sun, 03 Mar 2019

the art of truthfulness I like that. Lots of layers of meaning. Adds strenght to the story. 

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Posted in The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 6) (6)

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I think you/ve caught it jane

Posted on Thu, 28 Feb 2019

I think you/ve caught it jane, what I'm not sure, but I like it. 

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Posted in That's Not The Way I Go

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lovely story Harry. We have a

Posted on Wed, 27 Feb 2019

lovely story Harry. We have a cat. I say we, but it's my partners. She rescured it when it started mooching around our back and would't go away. It started with feeding her. Then a wee shelter out the back. Then a shelter in the house....well, we...

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Posted in The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 4) (1)

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I saw this documetary ahd she

Posted on Sat, 23 Feb 2019

I saw this documetary ahd she was indeed brilliant but troubled. Dying in the bath, well that about sums it up. And to also happen to her daughter...

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Posted in One Hundred Million Dollars.

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wiser because they need to be

Posted on Thu, 21 Feb 2019

wiser because they need to be. 

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Posted in One.

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you caught it, the joy of not

Posted on Wed, 20 Feb 2019

you caught it, the joy of not being joyful or in love, but moping along in Paris, hoping the city will work it's magic and make their life better. Well done. 

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Posted in La Femme d'argent

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a pyramid of selves go on

Posted on Mon, 11 Feb 2019

a pyramid of selves go on every expediton. Interesting. 

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Posted in PCT Beginning

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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. 

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Posted in Charlie and Eliza (Pt 1)

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