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I have 3797 stories published in 19 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2268682 times and 79 of my stories have been cherry picked.
24 of my 1,011 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 23 votes

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Paul McCann

I like writing songs and won first prize in the Billboard music song awards in 2008 for a song I co-wrote with Robert and Wendy O'Hearn .
The song is called Lost Sons Of Erin and is on a CD called Sonicarious by Robert O'Hearn .
I present and produce a radio program each week .
I have worked in aged care and community health since 2005 .
Soccer ,Writing Songs , Playing my guitar , Going to church , photography , Art ,Writing Plays and short stories ,

My stories

The Fairy Who Had No Wings

The Fairy Who Had No Wings By Paul McCann The key that unlocked the gate between the earth and fairyland was handed over to a special fairy called...

What If ?

What If ? by Paul McCann . What if people could just try and get along Without making any but’s , what if it was them on the receiving end when...

Mother Of The Innocent

Mother Of The Innocent By Paul McCann . Mother of the innocent you run in the sun with children since time had begun .. Mother of the innocent you...

The Miracle of Hope

The Miracle of Hope by Paul McCann Gareth and Barbara moved to the city after they were married to start a new life . The honeymoon was over and it...

The Cave Of Good Souls

The Cave Of Good Souls By Paul McCann Milly Finchwhizzle lived in a house at the end of the road with her front path flanked by lots of multicoloured...

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24 of my comments have received 23 Great Feedback votes

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Thank you for the comment David

Posted on Sat, 31 May 2025

One act of kindness saved the young man's life .

Nice to hear from you David

.'Kind regards 

Paul

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Posted in The Last Resort

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Great to hear this Jess

Posted on Sat, 24 May 2025

Out of all the comments I woukd receive . The kindness you bring in your comments make everything worthwhil .

You are an inspiration Jess .

Thanks

Kind regards 

Paul

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Posted in An Unguarded Moment

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Great to hear this Jess

Posted on Sat, 24 May 2025

Every writer appreciates positive comments . It gives joy and a sense of fulfilment to what creative writing aspires to be . I think people like you are great .

Thanks

Kind regards 

Paul

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Posted in An Unguarded Moment

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Thank you for the comment Jess

Posted on Sun, 25 May 2025

Your words of support are greatly appreciated . It shows me you've read the piece and understood what was written and I love the fact that you have taken the time to leave a wonderful critique .

Thanks vJess

Kind regards 

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Posted in The Music That I Brang

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Thanks For the comment Dougie

Posted on Tue, 20 May 2025

Hi Dougie ,

Aleays good to get a comment from you .

The perfect question , is there an answer ?

Sometimes it's food for thought Dougie .

Kind regards 

Paul 

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Posted in What If

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Thank you for the comment Di

Posted on Mon, 21 Oct 2024

You're commenting very welcome Di ,

they were indeed , I was just a kid and came off one and had badly  scraped 

both legs . We had no safety hats then or protective clothes .

Nevrr got on another one again .

The...

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Posted in Street Games From Another Time

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Thank you David

Posted on Thu, 18 Jul 2024

You comment is very welcome David . Recently I have seen some friends recird new music all done by Ai .It left me asking a few questions , Even the artwork on theior album was done by AI .Where is this all heading ?

The worry is people...

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Posted in Ai And The Truth

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Thanks For The Understanding

Posted on Mon, 22 Apr 2024

Not many got away Turlough .

The fact that I did gave me a new life but still the old one 

is always there and never fades .

We were lucky to get out however the trauma remains 

Kind regards 

Paul

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Posted in Come Back To Ardoyne

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Thanks for this

Posted on Tue, 02 Apr 2024

Yes there were many eyes on the streets from lots of different locations .

Some people were too frightened to go out and just stayed inside always looking through a narrowly drawn curtain waiting for something to happen . Then there were...

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Posted in Before Good Friday In Belfast

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Thank you for the comment Dougie

Posted on Thu, 21 Mar 2024

Thanks Dougie .I hope that your passport arrives soon . No application iis required as I'm told .

So many places to see as well .

Well worth visiting . 
Kind regards 

Paul

 

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Posted in The Streets With No Shame

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