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I have 124 stories published in
11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 189144 times
and 173 of my stories have been cherry picked.
571 of my 3,613 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 600 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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Sun (IP)
Sometimes it seems like the sun ain't gonna shine anymore. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Pad Life: Tunnelling Through
The Pad has an idea for a new business venture: Borrow A Gosling. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Pad Life: X Marks The Spot
Grievous bodily harm to a voting booth. For or Against? Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Tower of Strength (IP) Part 4 of 4
'I wonder what else there is. What else we might set free by accident.'
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Tower of Strength (IP) Part 3 of 4
The Tower has summoned Strength to the Old Place, between Barclay's Bank and Marks and Spencer's.
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A striking and beautiful poem
Posted on Sat, 01 May 2021
A striking and beautiful poem, and such a lovely remembrance for your daughter. The picture makes a wonderful accompaniment.
Read full commentPosted in Impaired
Lovely tribute. Obviously a
Posted on Sat, 01 May 2021
Lovely tribute. Obviously a very important person in your life, and it's good to have such warm memories.
Read full commentPosted in The Late Burkette Greene
Great piece of storytelling.
Posted on Sun, 02 May 2021
Great piece of storytelling. The tension builds up nicely, and the use of 'numpties' is brilliant. The lads' feeling of alienation, and the way you convey their humanity, is so well done. Beautiful story.
Read full commentPosted in Council Estate Jesus
Not sure whether to laugh or
Posted on Tue, 27 Apr 2021
Not sure whether to laugh or cry at the rude mechanicals at the moment. All that seems to matter is 'will it cut through?' not 'is it f***ing immoral?'.
Those last couple of lines are zingers. Captures the fantasy and the present genuine...
Read full commentPosted in Caper On
It sounds very interesting! I
Posted on Tue, 27 Apr 2021
It sounds very interesting! I'd never heard of it, but thanks to this I've been googling away and it sounds fascinating, one of those places that seems quintessentially American and that have absolutely no equivalent here in the UK. And how...
Read full commentPosted in Wall Drug Ahead
It works very well as is, but
Posted on Tue, 27 Apr 2021
It works very well as is, but then we're never satisfied with our own stuff, are we? Would be interested to see what alterations you might make to it. I think the recent activity on Mars has rekindled a lot of people's interest in space...
Read full commentPosted in Footsteps on Mars
The tone is just right, gives
Posted on Wed, 28 Apr 2021
The tone is just right, gives me an urge to watch the films again. Lovely work.
Read full commentPosted in Conversations About Tarkovsky in a Copenhagen Restaurant
I've caught up with all these
Posted on Sun, 25 Apr 2021
I've caught up with all these now - they're wonderful! I'm really looking forward to the next one. Marvellous human and feline characters and such a delight to read. Very skilfully put together, with the different personalities so well delineated...
Read full commentPosted in "Willow's Tail" 4
A lovely read. The
Posted on Fri, 16 Apr 2021
A lovely read. The reinvention thing is really interesting. I had a really bad stammer when I was younger, so I often used foreign accents when talking to strangers because then I was totally fluent. It got a bit awkward when two of the strangers...
Read full commentPosted in Icecream
Beautiful, Paul - struck a
Posted on Wed, 14 Apr 2021
Beautiful, Paul - struck a chord with me as with so many others. Lovely to see it as POD.
Read full commentPosted in Setting Sons
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