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I have 87 stories published in
7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 76261 times
and 109 of my stories have been cherry picked.
261 of my 2,277 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 264 votes
My stories
Gathering The Threads (London Competition)
Only the names have been changed.
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Flowers (Part Two of Two) (IP)
Forget me not.
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Flowers (Part One of Two) (IP)
Forget me not.
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Castle Pillock 13
Does a hostess really have to attend her own party?
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The Girl With Colitis Goes By
We’ve all got them, those song lyrics corrupted somewhere between our ears and our brain cells
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I'm so glad you found someone
Posted on Mon, 02 Apr 2018
I'm so glad you found someone who would listen to your story and believe you. You show so well how many abused children feel they must have been 'complicit' in the abuse because of their physical reactions to it. It can take them a long time,...
Read full commentPosted in Grace Part Four.
Such a sad and courageous
Posted on Sun, 01 Apr 2018
Such a sad and courageous story - what a brave little girl and now a very brave woman. However hard it is, please do keep going with telling your story. You're in charge of this story now, not that horrible man.
Read full commentPosted in Grace Part Two.
Sharp, topical, funny and
Posted on Wed, 28 Mar 2018
Sharp, topical, funny and frightening - this is our Story of the Week! Congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in Wai Peipei Comes Of Age
And don't forget that there's
Posted on Wed, 28 Mar 2018
And don't forget that there's mini plastic, or whatever it's called, in bottled water. It's probably in tap water too, but at least you're not paying extra for it.
Very good piece, Ed.
Read full commentPosted in Wai Peipei Comes Of Age
Really interesting question.
Posted on Sun, 25 Mar 2018
Really interesting question. There's a lot of research going on at the moment, particularly into a compound of cannabis, cannabidiol. Some researchers say it can reduce or lessen the severity of seizures, particularly where other drugs have not...
Read full commentPosted in International Purple Day - Epilepsy Awareness
Good Lord. Normally the
Posted on Sun, 25 Mar 2018
Good Lord. Normally the crowd runs the other way...
Read full commentPosted in International Purple Day - Epilepsy Awareness
The way you use both the
Posted on Wed, 07 Mar 2018
The way you use both the words and the flowers as signifiers, and then indicate that it was language that finished the relationship, is very effective. Memory is preserved in all sorts of vessels, in all sorts of ways. I enjoyed reading this....
Read full commentPosted in Flowers From a Book
Time does heal the wounds,
Posted on Tue, 06 Mar 2018
Time does heal the wounds, but we still miss those we loved. I'm sure your mother would be proud to know you are still thinking of her.
Read full commentPosted in Rest In Peace, Mom - Part III
I'm afraid not, Richard - you
Posted on Mon, 05 Mar 2018
I'm afraid not, Richard - you'll have to post it in sections, but you can include a link to the next part at the beginning or end of each bit of text.
Read full commentPosted in The Lad from Pointe de Bute (a short outline)
Orion keeps watch in the sky
Posted on Sun, 04 Mar 2018
Orion keeps watch in the sky above our garage. When my kids were small I pointed him out and told them this, and they were staggered when they found out they could see him elsewhere. He remains their 'special' piece of the sky, and I hope they...
Read full commentPosted in I Saw My Old Mate Again
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