celticman

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I have 1200 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3261744 times and 1229 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1794 of my 15,835 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1839 votes

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Pass the Penny Story Challenge 10.

Jenny wanted to wrap herself in the bearskin rug on the cabin floor and take refuge in the forest. She didn’t want to kill anybody, but her daughter...
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McCann case 3

In a world of nothing, the social-work office was the centre. Being a social-work client stripped away humanity. Left a covering layer of dignity,...
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McCann2

Fresh air in The Jolly Jack was for those locals in long coats with their backs to the door. Barry Ryan sneaked a quick look at he pushed through the...
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The McCann Case.

He remembered the first time he’d met Ryan. Full of talk about ‘systemic change’ and ‘empowerment’. All that shite about class warfare and the masses...
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'Penny’s Pass the Parcel’ Part 2

Sheriff Milton eased his cruiser to a stop, the tyres crunching on the gravel of Amos Snodgrass's driveway. The yellow crime tape fluttered in the...
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1794 of my comments have received 1839 Great Feedback votes

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This is exactly the right

Posted on Mon, 30 Mar 2026

This is exactly the right size and shape. I wonder what new doors it will open and by whom? 

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Posted in Penny’s Pass the Parcel - Part 7

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I pride myself on being able

Posted on Mon, 16 Mar 2026

I pride myself on being able to mss the most obvious clues. But unfunnily enough, I do know a Snodgrass. I'll go first and leave the solving to better sleuths. 

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Posted in "Penny's Pass the Story"

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ah, superpowers. I'd love one

Posted on Sun, 08 Sep 2024

ah, superpowers. I'd love one, but the price is too high. 

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Posted in A hundred moments in autism - A trip to the cinema

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I used to get hot flushes

Posted on Thu, 28 Mar 2024

I used to get hot flushes when I tried to talk to any beautiful girls I'd been at school with. I used the 15 pints and I was ready to roar, rather than the Erazofuge. As I got older I tried cutting down to a reasonable 12 pints. But I had to up...

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Posted in Erazofuge

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tragic, like you I don't have

Posted on Sat, 01 Dec 2018

tragic, like you I don't have an answer. Poverty, not morals is the key. We use the latter as a scapegoat, a standared practice by, for example, Jenhovah Witnesses to get a foot in the door, is to say how much worse the world is getting. They've...

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Posted in When Death Comes Too Soon

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I certainly don't know what

Posted on Thu, 09 Apr 2026

I certainly don't know what to say. Which is a worry. Best just shoot somebody?  

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Posted in "Pass the Story" Chapter 9

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Lovely, he's not done.

Posted on Sat, 04 Apr 2026

Lovely, he's not done. Neither am I or think I'm not, but maybe. 

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Posted in Since April

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not all cats get to heaven? I

Posted on Fri, 03 Apr 2026

not all cats get to heaven? I guess that's fair. If I make the cut I hope not to meet Jordan Peterson or Donald J. Trump. 

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Posted in Things that he took to the Afterlife

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great stuff. I almost know

Posted on Tue, 31 Mar 2026

great stuff. I almost know who done it. But what I'm not quite sure. 

 

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Posted in Penny's Pass The Story - Part 8.

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'Buddy can you spare a dime'

Posted on Mon, 30 Mar 2026

'Buddy can you spare a dime' was that call to recognise what was and is the rabid relations of class warfare. We lost. I'm a fan of Germinal too. Zola at his best. 

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Posted in A Hungry Bear Doesn’t Dance

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