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11 collections on the site.
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and 185 of my stories have been cherry picked.
920 of my 4,328 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 995 votes
Assorted writers' groups, the odd anthology, occasional readings. Lots of looking out of the window. Hello, and thanks for dropping by.
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The Net Caster (Part Ten)
The silver dust coated my skin and lips. A haz-bomb. What contaminants was I taking in through my lungs, my skin, the water I drank?
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The Net Caster (Part Nine)
Finally, I could start casting a net for Hamish Mansoorian. But the results were impossible.
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The Net Caster (Part Eight)
I began to shake. The room rippled round me and the options of weeping or going to sleep vied for my attention. Was I a murderer, or just a thief?
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The Net Caster (Part Seven)
I slid into the mob. Their eyes darted instantly to my face, scanning my forehad, seeking any trace of an Irrevocable Tattoo.
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The Net Caster (Part Six)
I saw them then, the gold uniformed officers, marshalling the crowd, herding it down the boulevard towards me.
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Nicely done. My friend who
Posted on Mon, 09 Jan 2023
Nicely done. My friend who volunteers in a charity shop also says you wouldn't believe either some of the people or some of the stuff they get in. I'm glad my past would no longer fit me. Otherwise I might be tempted back into lurex halternecks,...
Read full commentPosted in Eejit knickers
Thanks for posting this,
Posted on Mon, 02 Jan 2023
Thanks for posting this, because I'm just reduced to incoherent babbling rage when I hear them trying to justify misogyny by twisting Islamic teaching.
Also, it's a very good poem.
Read full commentPosted in IQRA (Read, Educate Yourself)
Pick of the Day
Posted on Wed, 28 Dec 2022
Funny, sharp and delightfully toe-curling, this is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Picture by Tumisu, copyright free via Pixabay.
Read full commentPosted in The Tinder Date (Tinder is the night)
You capture so well the
Posted on Thu, 29 Dec 2022
You capture the 'demob happy' atmosphere of an office before Christmas. I come from a very quiz loving family, and we had at least three of those questions in our Christmas Day quiz! No lovely vouchers afterwards, though.
Read full commentPosted in The Christmas Quiz
Sharply observed - I do like
Posted on Thu, 29 Dec 2022
Sharply observed - I do like the idea of Michael and Mariah being deep frozen for the duration! A great 'Twixmas' story.
Read full commentPosted in In-between Days
Pick of the Day
Posted on Tue, 27 Dec 2022
A remarkable poem giving a glimpse of the wonder and beauty of the universe - and it's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Read full commentPosted in The Magic of Dust
I'm so very sorry, Ewan, and
Posted on Wed, 21 Dec 2022
I'm so very sorry, Ewan, and this is such a beautiful remembrance. x
Read full commentPosted in Hereafter
Poem of the Week
Posted on Mon, 12 Dec 2022
This gorgeous piece of nature writing is also a beautifully romantic story of two people and their dreams - and it's our Poem of the Week! Congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in Walk In December Snow
Pick of the Day
Posted on Mon, 12 Dec 2022
A wonderfully imaginative and wholly accurate description of what it means to feel chilled to the bone - and it's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Picture copyright free from Pixabay.
Read full commentPosted in COLD
Hope you're feeling a bit
Posted on Fri, 02 Dec 2022
Hope you're feeling a bit better now, Jean. It sounds like quite a little community in the chemo department! I hope that the companionship and shared experiences help. I recently had to attend a day ward for the better part of a week for...
Read full commentPosted in chemo 16
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