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I have 1194 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3114441 times and 1222 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1757 of my 15,909 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1798 votes

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Grimms 96

At the top of the Cressie Stairs, just before Angela crosses the road to go to school, she bends away, follows the black train of crows in the sky...
Cherry

old sootie and sweep

Plant the old when you’re wild Then at least you’ve been a child Patriarchs that chew the cud Would never think of being so crude Sins living are...
Cherry

Grimms 95

Karen isn’t sure how she feels. She looks over the rooftops hoar frost has picked clean of grime and burnished glistening white. Outside the kitchen...
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Cherry

Grimms 94

Jaz tries to work his way out of the seat and buy a round, but a hand goes on his shoulder and Bri in a voice that merges pity with outrage shouts...
Cherry

Grimms 93

Jaz is a different man on the Larne Ferry, a man that now suddenly believes in the hereafter. The crew wear uniforms, blue shirts and grey trousers,...

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1757 of my comments have received 1798 Great Feedback votes

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Yes, there will be a war, but

Posted on Wed, 26 Jan 2022

Yes, there will be a war, but there maybe little wars first. The outcome is the same. Armageddon. Ares might well be onto something. 

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Posted in Disenchantment Epilogue

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blue sky and little birds, a

Posted on Tue, 25 Jan 2022

blue sky and little birds, a potent mix for poetry. 

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Posted in Verdin, desert and thorn.

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weird, but in a good way, if

Posted on Sat, 22 Jan 2022

weird, but in a good way, if that makes sense. 

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Posted in Beavers Fag Break (they mostly come at night, mostly)

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seems very realistic. 

Posted on Thu, 20 Jan 2022

seems very realistic. 

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Posted in She Cries

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I think you've nailed down

Posted on Tue, 18 Jan 2022

I think you've nailed down this nature stuff, Jenny. You've even added a ghostly Queen Victoria!

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Posted in Burnham Beeches

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time doesn't touch the stars.

Posted on Tue, 18 Jan 2022

time doesn't touch the stars. Only us. 

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Posted in Fading of Legends

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nothng is secret nowdays or

Posted on Tue, 18 Jan 2022

nothng is secret nowdays or themdays either. 

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Posted in Bronte's Inferno II (The Mysterious Mr Mitie)

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doesn't seem much of a sin,

Posted on Wed, 12 Jan 2022

doesn't seem much of a sin, overextending and borrowing money. But obediance, well, that can get stretched out of shape, like most things. And can be used for an ego-trip. I'd guess both here.  

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Posted in Maria and the Bellasis Family 21

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[C]ounty Fermagh. Seamus came

Posted on Wed, 12 Jan 2022

[C]ounty Fermagh. Seamus came from a long line of farmers, but he's a shepherd. I get that. But can be a bit confusing. I'd look at that again, how to word it differently so it is clearer. 

courtyard that housed all kinds of rural machines...

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Posted in How I Came to Meet Eric

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these issues take centuries

Posted on Sat, 08 Jan 2022

these issues take centuries to decide. Belfast, by default, is the safest place to be. 

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Posted in Apples of democracy.

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