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maddanPrimary tabsView Track(active tab) TypeTitleAuthorRepliesLast updated StoryThe Residents (part 2 of 2) maddan31 week 4 days ago StoryThe Residents (part 1 of 2) maddan31 week 6 days ago StoryHallelujah by Leonard Cohen but Call of Cthulhu by HP Lovecraft maddan34 weeks 20 hours ago StoryLa Isla Bonita by Madonna but Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier maddan04 weeks 1 day ago StoryGalway Girl by Steve Earl but The Dong With A Luminous Nose by Edward Lear maddan04 weeks 1 day ago StoryThe Mystery in Astley Wood maddan06 months 1 week ago StoryThe Legacy of the MacGregors maddan31 year 6 months ago StoryThe Man on the Hill maddan41 year 6 months ago StoryThe Haunted Coffee Machine maddan32 years 2 months ago StoryThe Flat on Ashburn Hill maddan93 years 5 months ago StoryThe Glitch maddan103 years 6 months ago StoryMy Least Favourite Grave maddan13 years 8 months ago StoryVia Bank or Via Charing Cross maddan23 years 9 months ago StorySea Mist maddan103 years 9 months ago StoryThe Brambles maddan93 years 11 months ago StoryAll Along And Down A Lee maddan53 years 11 months ago StoryThe Munro Academy Poltergeist maddan54 years 4 weeks ago StoryA Theft maddan94 years 1 month ago StoryPoppy's Smile maddan34 years 2 months ago StoryLamb Pot maddan124 years 3 months ago StoryA Persistent Ghost maddan74 years 4 months ago CollectionGhost Stories maddan04 years 5 months ago StoryThe Adventure of the Bishop (Part 1 or 2) maddan24 years 7 months ago StoryThe Adventure of the Bishop (Part 2 or 2) maddan64 years 8 months ago StoryThe London Borough of Croydon maddan19 years 2 weeks ago My collections Ashitaka Better than 90% of dross Crows Ewan Ghost Stories Happy Pigs Killik Klaw The Hamster Diaries My stories Type - Any -StoryNon-fictionOtherPoemPoetry MonthlyBiography Genre - Any -NoirSpiritualYoung WritersSurrealTalecatchingScience fictionRomanceQuotationsRantReviewsTravelUnclassifiedWesternPhilosophyOther Non-fictionEroticaFantasyHistorical FictionDramaCrimeBiographyChildren'sHorrorHumourNatureOpinionOther FictionMiscellaneousLoveInspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)JournalAutobiography Awards Cherry-picked - Any -TrueFalse Pick of the day - Any -TrueFalse Poem of the week - Any -TrueFalse Story of the week - Any -TrueFalse Stories per page 510204060 The Residents (part 2 of 2) By maddan on Fri, 19 Jun 2026 A summery weird storyHorrorStoryCertificate PG Read more about The Residents (part 2 of 2) 3 comments Log in to post comments 136 reads 1 likes The Residents (part 1 of 2) By maddan on Fri, 19 Jun 2026 A summery weird storyHorrorStoryCertificate PG Read more about The Residents (part 1 of 2) 3 comments Log in to post comments 238 reads Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen but Call of Cthulhu by HP Lovecraft By maddan on Wed, 03 Jun 2026 I dreamed I saw unknown Kadath Where Nayarlotep, he conquered death but you don't really worship old ones, do you? You rage and weep, you fear to...HumourOtherCertificate PG Read more about Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen but Call of Cthulhu by HP Lovecraft 3 comments Log in to post comments 182 reads 2 likes Galway Girl by Steve Earl but The Dong With A Luminous Nose by Edward Lear By maddan on Wed, 03 Jun 2026 Well, I took a stroll near the Zemmery Fidd Of a day -i-ay-i-ay And a girl sailed by in a sieve she did Of a fine soft day -i-ay And I ask you,...HumourOtherCertificate PG Read more about Galway Girl by Steve Earl but The Dong With A Luminous Nose by Edward Lear Log in to post comments 92 reads La Isla Bonita by Madonna but Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier By maddan on Wed, 03 Jun 2026 (Flamenco guitar intro) Last night I dreamt of Man-der-ley Just like I'd never gone, it all went wrong Young girl as shy as a violet It all seems...HumourOtherCertificate PG Read more about La Isla Bonita by Madonna but Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier Log in to post comments 97 reads Pages1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … next › last » 2 of my comments have received 2 Great Feedback votes 1 VoteGood point about the languagePosted on Sat, 30 Apr 2022Good point about the language. I'm trying to emulate MR James of course, but at times I end up imitating him which is not the intention at all. Read full commentPosted in A Theft 1 VoteThanks. The problem with thePosted on Sat, 30 Apr 2022Thanks. The problem with the preamble is I wanted to tell an Indian story with Indian protagonists but if I tried to tell it in an Indian voice it would just come off fake, so I'm left with this slightly complicated setup to justify the English...Read full commentPosted in A Theft
Good point about the language
Posted on Sat, 30 Apr 2022
Good point about the language. I'm trying to emulate MR James of course, but at times I end up imitating him which is not the intention at all.
Read full commentPosted in A Theft
Thanks. The problem with the
Posted on Sat, 30 Apr 2022
Thanks. The problem with the preamble is I wanted to tell an Indian story with Indian protagonists but if I tried to tell it in an Indian voice it would just come off fake, so I'm left with this slightly complicated setup to justify the English...
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