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I have 1214 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3511112 times and 1249 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1881 of my 16,084 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1940 votes

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Steelie 7

‘Ur there any spirits wae us?’ Steelie’s voice barely more than a whisper. The planchette shivered, and pieces of cardboard marked with letter and...
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Steelie 6

He leaned forward, the ink from the Racing news and rough wood of the table digging into his forearms. A nimbus of light seemed to drift and spread...
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Steelie 5

Brodie’s breath smelled of stale whisky. He glinted at him with darkened eyes. ‘How did you know my mum’s name was Martha?’ The quarter-gill glass...
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Steelie 4

Steelie nudged him. ‘Get another round in. Tae even think of Cockeyed Bill’s stink’s making me boak.’ Brodie’s eyes felt heavy. He hadn’t drunk...
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Steelie 3

Brodie said, ‘Well, I’ll be off.’ His American accent no longer bugged Steelie. He warmed to it as he warmed to the troubled man. ‘I’ll no keep yae...
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1881 of my comments have received 1940 Great Feedback votes

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no rant, Kat. common sense. 

Posted on Sat, 20 Jun 2026

no rant, Kat. common sense. 

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Posted in Diagnosis Of My Appointment

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cheers Jenny, I have read

Posted on Sat, 20 Jun 2026

cheers Jenny, I have read your memoir on here. And I know how difficult you had it. This is just another bump on a long road. We've had a life. Anything more is a bonus. There are far worse things than cancer. Or dying. 

You're right Kat,...

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Posted in Diagnosis Of My Appointment

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ah, so fairies aren't so fair

Posted on Sat, 20 Jun 2026

ah, so fairies aren't so fair? 

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Posted in Banished To Earth Book Two, Souls Adrift (19)

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Fairies? Friends or foe. We

Posted on Fri, 19 Jun 2026

Fairies? Friends or foe. We're used to see them as exquisite, pretty and benign. 

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Posted in Banished To Earth Book Two, Souls Adrift (18)

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crow's nest (singular)? A cat

Posted on Fri, 19 Jun 2026

crow's nest (singular)? A cat-proof fence is perfect for so much of life lived within and without. 

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Posted in A Cat-Proof Fence

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perfect in how things fade

Posted on Wed, 17 Jun 2026

perfect in how things fade except in some folk's mnds. 

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Posted in Aleister Crowley in Torquay, 1941

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lots of different lies and

Posted on Wed, 17 Jun 2026

lots of different lies and lifes and life-lines. 

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Posted in Banished To Earth Book Two, Souls Adrift (16)

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my mutinous body is trying to

Posted on Sat, 06 Jun 2026

my mutinous body is trying to kill me cell by cell. I don't blame it. I guess it just got tired of listening to me. It's not as if we were married or anything. 

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Posted in Conversation With My Body

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nah, but I did get out of bed

Posted on Sat, 13 Jun 2026

nah, but I did get out of bed to watch it. There's only one team I do that for and it's not Scotland. However, it's been nice and I wasn't even drunk (or I'd have missed the match). 

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Posted in Boomtown

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wow. another killer story. I

Posted on Sun, 14 Jun 2026

wow. another killer story. I guess I should get used to it. 

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Posted in Hearthmoss

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