I write poetry for a hobby and currently have a "public" collection in excess of 140 poems (including a full adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol") as well as many more written for special people and / or occasions. I am also working on my first novel and have written 22 short stories and one much longer story in five episodes.
Sometimes writing is hard, sometimes it's dispiriting, on the whole it's jolly good fun!!!
My Stories
The Ballad of Bill McNally Submitted on February 8, 2012 - 15:43 | 38 reads
A Question of Loss (I.P.) Submitted on February 7, 2012 - 21:54 | 25 reads
A Never Ending War Submitted on January 26, 2012 - 15:16 | 39 reads
Eyesores I Saw Submitted on January 19, 2012 - 10:05 | 34 reads
Tombstone Tower Blocks Submitted on January 12, 2012 - 14:53 | 97 reads
The True Curse of the Unread Story Submitted on December 8, 2011 - 19:10 | 91 reads
The First Christmas - The Servant's Tale Submitted on December 7, 2011 - 16:11 | 93 reads
Freedom is..... Submitted on October 2, 2011 - 10:43 | 163 reads
Notes From A Stroll Before Breakfast Submitted on September 26, 2011 - 15:21 | 89 reads
A Ghost, A Girl, A Garret Room Submitted on September 1, 2011 - 09:46 | 193 reads
The Jockey and the Janitor Submitted on July 16, 2011 - 20:51 | 104 reads
Suburban Sundarban Submitted on July 14, 2011 - 15:09 | 123 reads
Let's Start Again (iii) Submitted on June 27, 2011 - 14:12 | 170 reads
I Remember.... Submitted on June 8, 2011 - 11:05 | 122 reads
Let's Start Again (ii) Submitted on June 8, 2011 - 10:47 | 153 reads
Let's Start Again Submitted on June 3, 2011 - 17:52 | 192 reads
The Curse of the Unread Story Submitted on April 27, 2011 - 18:55 | 387 reads
Sightless My Mind's Eye Submitted on April 27, 2011 - 16:24 | 246 reads
Fallen Angel Submitted on April 22, 2011 - 11:06 | 149 reads
Lest This Day Submitted on April 7, 2011 - 15:28 | 223 reads
I HAVE NO SECRET VALENTINE Submitted on February 18, 2011 - 20:42 | 149 reads
EACH WALKED YARD Submitted on February 11, 2011 - 16:49 | 211 reads
THE WIFE I KNEW WAS STOLEN Submitted on February 6, 2011 - 22:56 | 195 reads
CROSSING THE LINE (I.P.) Submitted on January 29, 2011 - 13:57 | 271 reads
A POEM ALPHABETICALLY? (I.P.) Submitted on January 23, 2011 - 12:30 | 358 reads
HE'D ALREADY DISAPPEARED Submitted on January 21, 2011 - 11:46 | 293 reads
QWERTY BOARD Submitted on January 20, 2011 - 14:40 | 298 reads
THE POET'S CURSE III - THE CONTEST Submitted on January 19, 2011 - 15:15 | 163 reads
THE LOOKER (Warning - may cause offence) Submitted on January 7, 2011 - 20:43 | 182 reads
I THINK I'VE UPSET SANTA CLAUS.... Submitted on December 25, 2010 - 09:52 | 157 reads
CHRISTMAS DAY Submitted on December 25, 2010 - 09:50 | 162 reads
CHRISTMAS EVE Submitted on December 24, 2010 - 12:41 | 190 reads
Get Over it (Again!!) (on having my name mistyped) Submitted on December 18, 2010 - 13:41 | 172 reads
I CRAVE TO SAVE (I.P.) Submitted on December 10, 2010 - 17:54 | 288 reads
THE FIRST CHRISTMAS - JOSEPH'S TALE Submitted on December 2, 2010 - 23:32 | 223 reads
CAN I PLEASE HAVE MY BRAIN BACK? Submitted on November 29, 2010 - 23:39 | 292 reads
:--) Submitted on November 28, 2010 - 21:29 | 218 reads
THE LOOK IN HER EYES (I.P.) Submitted on November 28, 2010 - 00:56 | 264 reads
I SAW AN AD FOR SANDALS Submitted on November 27, 2010 - 14:38 | 251 reads
SUNNY SPELLS Submitted on November 26, 2010 - 19:05 | 169 reads
THOUGHTS ON DYING Submitted on November 25, 2010 - 15:09 | 218 reads
SOME SHINE FROM THE FIRMAMENT Submitted on November 24, 2010 - 12:16 | 231 reads
IN A JUNGLE FAR FROM HOME Submitted on November 23, 2010 - 15:32 | 202 reads
THE DARKNESS WITHIN - PART FIVE Submitted on November 11, 2010 - 16:48 | 208 reads
THE DARKNESS WITHIN - PART FOUR Submitted on November 8, 2010 - 17:55 | 203 reads
THE DARKNESS WITHIN - PART THREE Submitted on November 5, 2010 - 20:17 | 214 reads
BOXES, BUNDLES, BAGS Submitted on November 4, 2010 - 20:34 | 273 reads
THE DARKNESS WITHIN - PART TWO Submitted on November 3, 2010 - 19:25 | 170 reads
THE DARKNESS WITHIN - PART ONE Submitted on November 1, 2010 - 17:03 | 204 reads
DREAM MACHINES AND NIGHTMARES Submitted on August 16, 2010 - 14:28 | 275 reads
60 - MIDNIGHT Submitted on August 12, 2010 - 22:05 | 387 reads
SHE TOOK THEN TO THE HILLS (I.P.) Submitted on August 11, 2010 - 21:11 | 323 reads
THE END OF THE WORLD - (I.P.) Submitted on August 9, 2010 - 15:43 | 205 reads
I TELL THE TALE.... Submitted on August 5, 2010 - 23:11 | 332 reads
WHITE ROSE (I.P.) Submitted on July 28, 2010 - 23:24 | 288 reads
OX-TALES Submitted on July 26, 2010 - 22:43 | 243 reads
“STICKS AND STONES” Submitted on July 26, 2010 - 13:17 | 287 reads
A FISHY TALE Submitted on July 25, 2010 - 13:55 | 237 reads
DIGGING Submitted on July 24, 2010 - 17:43 | 303 reads
A BABY'S ABC (I.P.) Submitted on July 12, 2010 - 12:33 | 251 reads
NINE THIRTY-FOUR IN THE EVENING Submitted on July 10, 2010 - 20:51 | 299 reads
FOR ALL HIS LIFE... (I.P.) Submitted on July 7, 2010 - 23:14 | 310 reads
UNTITLED 2 Submitted on June 9, 2010 - 14:49 | 291 reads
THE SEED (I.P.) Submitted on May 13, 2010 - 18:59 | 344 reads
THE DISAPPOINTING DEATH OF JIMMY JONES (I.P.) Submitted on May 10, 2010 - 07:33 | 456 reads
THE BARMAN Submitted on April 29, 2010 - 19:35 | 303 reads
UNDEAD REQUIEM Submitted on April 12, 2010 - 11:50 | 312 reads
"SWEETIE, PLEASE DON'T FUSS" (I.P.) Submitted on April 10, 2010 - 11:29 | 346 reads
UNTITLED Submitted on April 6, 2010 - 11:37 | 304 reads
THE FOX Submitted on April 3, 2010 - 21:40 | 296 reads
JEALOUS OF A DOORFRAME? Submitted on March 27, 2010 - 19:02 | 393 reads
PAIN Submitted on March 27, 2010 - 00:55 | 347 reads
HER TURKISH LANTERN (I.P.) Submitted on March 21, 2010 - 20:33 | 485 reads
9/11 - THE ACT & THE ANSWER Submitted on March 20, 2010 - 20:06 | 341 reads
BUST or….BUST?? Submitted on March 20, 2010 - 19:58 | 337 reads
SEPERATED AT BIRTH (I.P.) Submitted on March 14, 2010 - 22:54 | 394 reads
BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER (I.P.) Submitted on March 14, 2010 - 22:22 | 330 reads
IF...JOHNNY DEPP SHOULD GRACE THE ROOM Submitted on March 13, 2010 - 00:52 | 359 reads
INSOMNIA Submitted on March 2, 2010 - 21:54 | 373 reads
THE BUSKER IS A BUDDHIST Submitted on February 27, 2010 - 00:14 | 348 reads
THE POET'S CURSE II - SELF-DOUBT Submitted on February 25, 2010 - 16:44 | 373 reads
NO MEDALS FOR NODAR (I.P.) Submitted on February 21, 2010 - 15:16 | 389 reads
I ATE "PINK PANTHER" BARS Submitted on February 20, 2010 - 14:22 | 307 reads
THE DEVIL TAKES CARE OF HIS OWN (I.P.) Submitted on February 15, 2010 - 23:26 | 426 reads
WEARINESS Submitted on February 12, 2010 - 15:49 | 327 reads
THE VOICE, THE CHOICE, MY FRIENDS REJOICE Submitted on February 11, 2010 - 19:29 | 302 reads
HOW QUICK (TRUST TO DUST) Submitted on February 10, 2010 - 23:08 | 331 reads
SPRING AND BROOK AND RIVER Submitted on February 10, 2010 - 16:15 | 381 reads
A TEAR Submitted on February 9, 2010 - 17:01 | 456 reads
"CLEAN, YOUNG ENGLISHMAN!" (I.P) Submitted on February 8, 2010 - 13:30 | 348 reads
EYES UPON THE GROUND Submitted on February 5, 2010 - 20:34 | 386 reads
WORCESTER WEATHER Submitted on February 2, 2010 - 12:04 | 339 reads
THEY BURIED ME TODAY AT LAST Submitted on February 1, 2010 - 23:10 | 349 reads
URGE TO SPLURGE Submitted on February 1, 2010 - 23:06 | 355 reads
AN END TO THIS Submitted on January 31, 2010 - 19:16 | 383 reads
DAY BREAK OVER BAGHDAD Submitted on January 30, 2010 - 12:49 | 360 reads
THE POET'S CURSE Submitted on January 27, 2010 - 06:58 | 424 reads
THE THIRTY-THIRD SQUARE Submitted on January 26, 2010 - 14:16 | 324 reads
THE MOUNTAIN Submitted on January 24, 2010 - 16:28 | 395 reads
LITTLE WARRIOR Submitted on January 20, 2010 - 20:45 | 428 reads
THE ARCHIVIST Submitted on January 18, 2010 - 19:14 | 414 reads
DEBRIS & DUST Submitted on January 17, 2010 - 12:19 | 332 reads
I USED TO WATCH Submitted on January 16, 2010 - 23:23 | 324 reads
RABAT, MALTA Submitted on January 14, 2010 - 20:35 | 335 reads
MDINA, MALTA Submitted on January 14, 2010 - 20:29 | 379 reads
TEARS AND FEARS Submitted on January 14, 2010 - 20:23 | 307 reads
A HOMELESS MAN Submitted on January 12, 2010 - 11:32 | 363 reads
THIS HOUSE Submitted on January 12, 2010 - 09:52 | 306 reads
THE REAPER Submitted on January 11, 2010 - 22:25 | 350 reads
THE GHOST OF THE BETRAYED Submitted on January 11, 2010 - 22:21 | 313 reads
WINTER SCENE Submitted on January 7, 2010 - 16:14 | 316 reads
THIS OLD MANOR HOUSE Submitted on January 6, 2010 - 14:16 | 299 reads
SHE SHUTS HER EYES… Submitted on January 6, 2010 - 14:02 | 391 reads
A LONDON FAREWELL - 15th December 2006 Submitted on January 5, 2010 - 11:12 | 305 reads
DEATH HE CAME A CALLING Submitted on January 3, 2010 - 16:06 | 320 reads
SEA STORM Submitted on January 2, 2010 - 15:31 | 413 reads
THE HELLBOUND SINNER Submitted on January 2, 2010 - 15:29 | 301 reads
THE WEEKLY SHOP Submitted on January 2, 2010 - 14:25 | 303 reads
A NEW YEAR WISH Submitted on January 1, 2010 - 10:12 | 300 reads
THE FOGHORN Submitted on December 31, 2009 - 14:46 | 329 reads
ROCKS Submitted on December 31, 2009 - 14:45 | 335 reads
SEASCAPE Submitted on December 31, 2009 - 14:43 | 301 reads
OCEAN Submitted on December 30, 2009 - 16:49 | 314 reads
FORESTS Submitted on December 30, 2009 - 16:47 | 312 reads
THROUGH DARKENED WOODS Submitted on December 30, 2009 - 16:39 | 300 reads
HAUNTED HOUSE 2 Submitted on December 29, 2009 - 17:15 | 311 reads
NEW YORK APARTMENT BLOCK - THE 2ND STOR(E)Y Submitted on December 29, 2009 - 17:12 | 334 reads
NEW YORK APARTMENT BLOCK Submitted on December 28, 2009 - 23:47 | 425 reads
BEHIND THE BEDROOM DOOR - PART 2 Submitted on December 28, 2009 - 23:42 | 384 reads
UNITED STATES Submitted on December 28, 2009 - 19:24 | 344 reads
THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL Submitted on December 26, 2009 - 15:52 | 422 reads
TWELVE THOUGHTS OF CHRISTMAS Submitted on December 24, 2009 - 19:08 | 319 reads
“I WANT IT BACK” - A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS Submitted on December 23, 2009 - 15:23 | 318 reads
UPON A BARREN CLIFF TOP Submitted on December 21, 2009 - 12:10 | 350 reads
FULL MOON Submitted on December 20, 2009 - 12:21 | 340 reads
I SHUT MY EYES ..... Submitted on December 19, 2009 - 15:40 | 374 reads
WORCESTER CATHEDRAL Submitted on December 18, 2009 - 09:34 | 352 reads
ST PAUL'S CATACOMBS, RABAT, MALTA Submitted on December 18, 2009 - 09:28 | 420 reads
THE WATCHER Submitted on December 18, 2009 - 09:21 | 343 reads
RIVENDELL REFLECTION Submitted on December 14, 2009 - 14:53 | 385 reads
AN EMMA DILEMMA Submitted on December 14, 2009 - 11:09 | 351 reads
SUNDAY Submitted on December 10, 2009 - 11:09 | 339 reads
SETTING SONS Submitted on December 9, 2009 - 10:17 | 348 reads
THE FIRST CHRISTMAS - THE KINGS' TALE Submitted on December 9, 2009 - 10:13 | 347 reads
THE WHALE Submitted on December 8, 2009 - 11:57 | 378 reads
THE CASTLE Submitted on December 8, 2009 - 11:52 | 331 reads
CHRISTMAS 1843 Submitted on December 6, 2009 - 12:04 | 355 reads
THE PRISONER Submitted on December 6, 2009 - 12:00 | 360 reads
HAND SIGNS & FOOT NOTES Submitted on December 6, 2009 - 11:50 | 358 reads
THE FIRST CHRISTMAS - THE SHEPHERDS' STORY Submitted on December 5, 2009 - 12:02 | 927 reads
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - STAVES 4 & 5 Submitted on December 4, 2009 - 19:09 | 805 reads
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - STAVE THREE Submitted on December 4, 2009 - 10:43 | 555 reads
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - STAVE TWO Submitted on December 4, 2009 - 00:28 | 353 reads
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - STAVE ONE Submitted on December 3, 2009 - 13:00 | 428 reads
CHRISTMAS 1915 Submitted on November 28, 2009 - 19:40 | 401 reads
THE STORY OF SHARON AND SEAN Submitted on November 27, 2009 - 10:10 | 339 reads
BEHIND THE VESTRY DOOR Submitted on November 26, 2009 - 19:34 | 428 reads
A KISS Submitted on November 25, 2009 - 17:01 | 401 reads
BEHIND THE BEDROOM DOOR - PART 1 Submitted on November 25, 2009 - 16:57 | 358 reads
HAUNTED HOUSE Submitted on November 25, 2009 - 16:52 | 328 reads
THE STRIPPER Submitted on November 21, 2009 - 18:53 | 428 reads
TERROR 2 Submitted on November 21, 2009 - 18:47 | 360 reads
TERROR Submitted on November 21, 2009 - 18:45 | 339 reads
THE DARK TIMES Submitted on November 20, 2009 - 14:40 | 417 reads
MISTRESS OF EVIL Submitted on November 19, 2009 - 12:42 | 388 reads
THE WIZARD QUINTET PART 5 - THE BLACK SOULED WIZARD Submitted on November 19, 2009 - 12:36 | 297 reads
THE WIZARD QUINTET PART 4 - THE ETERNAL WIZARD Submitted on November 19, 2009 - 12:33 | 316 reads
THE WIZARD QUINTET PART 3 - DRAGON GOLD Submitted on November 18, 2009 - 13:12 | 311 reads
THE WIZARD QUINTET PART 2 - DRAGON Submitted on November 18, 2009 - 13:10 | 341 reads
THE WIZARD QUINTET PART 1 - THE WIZARD Submitted on November 18, 2009 - 13:03 | 362 reads
WINTER RUSH HOUR Submitted on November 15, 2009 - 15:07 | 378 reads
IN THE DENTIST'S WAITING ROOM Submitted on November 14, 2009 - 15:26 | 706 reads
The Witch Submitted on November 14, 2009 - 15:17 | 395 reads
THOUGHTS FOR A DYING SOLDIER Submitted on November 14, 2009 - 15:14 | 402 reads
