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I have 229 stories published in
8 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 381576 times
and 185 of my stories have been cherry picked.
3 of my 136 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 3 votes
My stories
Over Frae Angus
Over frae Angus and intae the Mearns, check in the howe whar the gulls sing like bairns. Over the Tay and on into Fife, the haunts o the hunted, the...
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Up, up and Away! The First British Balloonist
For a pioneer in both flying and literature, James Tytler is sadly neglected figure, but one whose life was sadly inconsistent for all his...
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Sir John Kirk and the End of Slavery in Zanzibar
There were few places as strange to the intrepid foreigner in the mid 19th century as Zanzibar , even in an age when the whole continent of Africa...
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A Mystery for Sherlock? Conan Doyle's Father and 'Sunnyside'
For those who do not know, Sunnyside is a name which perhaps conjures up a happy, warm place, basking in a content and peaceful location. In fact,...
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Peter Goldman - Poet, Doctor, Plague Survivor
Peter Goldman, a 17th century citizen of Dundee, is l;ittle known today, though he should be for two reasons: the prominence of his own life and...
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