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StoryAI and I luigi_pagano102 months 1 week ago
StoryHis Running Top Jane Hyphen182 months 1 week ago
StoryMichael w.w.j.abercrombie102 months 1 week ago
Blog entryAlphabet You Can’t GlosKat422 months 2 weeks ago
StoryThe Damp Demise of Ronnie Porter Makis22 months 2 weeks ago
StoryRelatively Speaking Makis132 months 3 weeks ago
StoryThe Final Chapter Makis42 months 3 weeks ago
StoryEgo Maximus Mundi Makis22 months 3 weeks ago
StoryThe Gnomes of ABC Makis12 months 3 weeks ago
StorySilent Partners Makis72 months 3 weeks ago
StoryThey Can Only Do Harm Turlough212 months 3 weeks ago
StoryStrangers (on a train) luigi_pagano62 months 3 weeks ago
StoryNoises Off D G Moody72 months 3 weeks ago
StoryThe Silent Majority luigi_pagano182 months 4 weeks ago
StoryPython celticman72 months 4 weeks ago
Story3. An Expedition To The Pole (ii) HarryC43 months 1 week ago
StorySpinning a Disaster Makis03 months 2 weeks ago
StoryStirred and Shaken Makis13 months 3 weeks ago
Story2. Small Town Sunday Walking Blues... HarryC23 months 4 weeks ago
StoryThe Emperor’s New Vocabulary Makis64 months 1 week ago
StoryHolly and Oak Makis24 months 1 week ago
StoryTom All Alone (8) (i) HarryC54 months 1 week ago
StoryTaking a Dalek up the stairs Terrence Oblong124 months 2 weeks ago
StoryFlaming Christmas Fare Makis44 months 2 weeks ago
StoryThe Vexation of Nikolai luigi_pagano84 months 3 weeks ago

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My stories

Cherry

The Curious Spanner

A chilhood story about a mysterious spanner and unintended consequences.
Cherry

Teeth Tales: Brian's Mayans

A sorry tale about Brian and his obsession with Mayan tooth decoration.
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Cherry

Teeth Tales: Ernie's Terrible Teething

A gripping tale about baby Ernie's teething problems getting completely out of control.
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Cherry

Jenkins’ Ear

'Go tell your king that we'll do this to him,' they said, as they chopped off his ear You're not wanted here, the Americas are ours, we hold the...
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Cherry

Thanks Clem!...Sorry about The Queue

In July 1967 my contemporaries and I graduated into a world bristling with enterprise and opportunity, eager to employ our individual talents. We had...
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44 of my comments have received 46 Great Feedback votes

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A cornucopia of the curious

Posted on Mon, 02 Mar 2026

A cornucopia of the curious and fascinating to read. Well done!

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Clem was basically

Posted on Thu, 26 Feb 2026

Clem was basically responsible for our entire welfare state, and very much overlooked for his staggering achievements with so little to play with after the war and in such a short time. 

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I like this ScoZen, a skilful

Posted on Wed, 25 Feb 2026

I like this ScoZen, a skilful little snapshot of an IP brief. 

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I enjoyed this tale marandina

Posted on Fri, 27 Feb 2026

I enjoyed this tale marandina, with scarey creatures and a nicely building tension. Your description of the Negev make it sound a bit daunting though. Sounds a bit like Cleethorpes when the tide's out, with weird people promising huge dividends...

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Thanks Harry, I was inspired

Posted on Thu, 26 Feb 2026

Thanks Harry, I was inspired to write the piece after hearing someone sitting near me while waiting for my annual mot at the local surgery. He was about my age and moaning about the wait...ten minutes at most. I told him if it weren't for the...

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Fabulous Harry. The best

Posted on Wed, 25 Feb 2026

Fabulous Harry. The best piece I've read for a long, long time. Just up my street.

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Excellent Jane. Clearly

Posted on Fri, 20 Feb 2026

Excellent Jane. Clearly heartfelt and personal.

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I enjoyed this story,

Posted on Mon, 09 Feb 2026

I enjoyed this story, fluently written, but I'm left wanting to know why she was at the station with a car and chauffeur waiting and how they knew which hotel he was staying at in Edinburgh. 

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Many thanks Ewan and

Posted on Mon, 09 Feb 2026

Many thanks Ewan and apologies for the confusion over the image issue. Perhaps it will be resolved one day soon.

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Posted in Relatively Speaking

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According to The AI site that

Posted on Mon, 09 Feb 2026

According to The AI site that created the image for me, copyright only applies to human creation and not computer generated images. I did check before using the image which was a bespoke creation for this piece and therefore not a copy of any...

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