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7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2758600 times
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1679 of my 15,622 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1713 votes
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Steelie 19
The boy was growing tired. Von Stehle could see it in the way his head lagged to one side and the way he no longer caressed the material like he was...
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Steelie 18
Von Stehle finds himself whispering too. ‘What kind of help?’ ‘The usual kind of help a woman in my position needs.’ Brittleness and bitterness in...
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The Thin Line.
He cut another line. So thin, it was more burn than sweet. He adjusted his collar, itchy with sweat and straightened his black tie. The toilet stall...
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Steelie 17
Von Stehle breathes the sooty air, which carries the coldness of the Alps. He considers how to answer the boy in a way in which he might understand...
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Steelie 16
The snow softens and covers their tracks. He squeezes the boy’s shoulder. The russet flame of a fox. Its snout points in their direction, sniffing...
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great stuff. good definitions
Posted on Fri, 04 Oct 2024
great stuff. good definitions of sheep singular and plural. They replaced people in large parts of the Highlands and Island, while not being very large. My guess is Spencer and his ilk will do the same with us.
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you....Part 36
wonderful storytelling.
Posted on Tue, 24 Sep 2024
wonderful storytelling.
Read full commentPosted in Tom Tom Turnaround (2)
red, red, and read. There
Posted on Sun, 01 Sep 2024
red, red, and read. There should be rage, but it is hidden in pop-up stories.
Read full commentPosted in They Were Only Children
I did have a fight with Marti
Posted on Thu, 15 Aug 2024
I did have a fight with Marti Pellow's brother, we called him Kojak, after he tried to lift a few can from our carry out. Love was all arounds us. So the feeling grows.
Read full commentPosted in Benches & Hedges
doubt unravels us, but
Posted on Tue, 23 Apr 2024
doubt unravels us, but sometimes that can be a good thing. the greatest lie may be the one we tell ourselves.
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Yes, she really was saintly
Posted on Thu, 21 Mar 2024
Yes, she really was saintly and human too.
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the moron's moron is German,
Posted on Tue, 19 Mar 2024
the moron's moron is German, obviously. His mother was a wee Free. Obviously too free to have a narcisstic psychopath rapist embezzeler (I might have missed a few, add your own) for a son. We don't count population that way. We include midges,...
Read full commentPosted in Too Many Tabs Open
I suppose we all end up with
Posted on Mon, 26 Feb 2024
I suppose we all end up with a woman (or man) we've only know a short while. I guess we'll fall back on they were a different generation. We're a different generation too. Perhaps if we write it down that'll help?
Read full commentPosted in Muscle memory
I shaved my dad before he
Posted on Mon, 26 Feb 2024
I shaved my dad before he died. Lived with him and worked with him. Never knew him. The strange thing is my sisters say I'm the dead spit of him. hmmmm.
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The next BBC Open Call
Posted on Tue, 31 Oct 2023
The next BBC Open Call submission window will be open between 12 noon on Tuesday 7th November 2023 and 12 noon on Tuesday 5th December 2023.
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