celticman
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I have 1211 stories published in
7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3495209 times
and 1245 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1873 of my 16,057 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1930 votes
My stories
Anthem
To all who have not died but are dead Cold, no heat within was proof Man can stand yet have no rest Nothing to see but have seen all That echo of...
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The Gods of Selfies
Gods of selfies lets you rip yourself in two Make yourself anew Like a river bursting its banks And the sky licked ashore You were pure as snow...
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A statue of you
A statue bright as a new grave Thick and unquick stone The best laid to rest Glory, glory, glory! Gene ology drowned in unbright light Framed in a...
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what comes after Christmas 3
The basement smelt damp and faintly of pee. A knot grew in Carl’s gut. He hurried with Naama in his arm. He was a wee man and she was no weight at...
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what comes after Christmas 2
Carl grew so weary sitting beside her bed his shoulders were mudflats. It seemed so long ago. He couldn’t remember how it came to this. The world...
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I remember this story well.
Posted on Tue, 02 Jun 2026
I remember this story well. But I'm not sure the last time is was a 7, with a dash through it (a French seven). It was the same horrible bullying by a teacher. Sad and maddening.
Read full commentPosted in Tom All Alone 17 (i)
Looks like a ready-meal deal.
Posted on Tue, 26 May 2026
Looks like a ready-meal deal.
Read full commentPosted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (22)
ah, sad, in a good way.
Posted on Tue, 26 May 2026
ah, sad, in a good way.
Read full commentPosted in Tom All Alone 16 (ii)
intriguing and sad.
Posted on Thu, 21 May 2026
intriguing and sad.
Read full commentPosted in The Residue
it's a wonderful story,
Posted on Thu, 21 May 2026
it's a wonderful story, wondefully told, although it's not a story but a little life.
Read full commentPosted in Tom All Alone 15
gets into your bones.
Posted on Sun, 17 May 2026
gets into your bones.
Read full commentPosted in Stay
the fat one is fat for a
Posted on Mon, 11 May 2026
the fat one is fat for a human purpose. Reminds me a bit of one of those films were humans were fattened up for the same purpose. Doug McLure might even have been in it.
Read full commentPosted in The Fat Ones
it sounds so exciting. where
Posted on Mon, 11 May 2026
it sounds so exciting. where can I sign up for this fantastic cruise ship! Having worked in Butlins, I know the score. Butlins is just the name for a seacruise for the dummies.
Read full commentPosted in Life on Berth
true and beautiful too.
Posted on Sat, 11 Apr 2026
true and beautiful too.
Read full commentPosted in After You'd Gone
I' ve never been on Cloud
Posted on Fri, 08 May 2026
I' ve never been on Cloud Nine. I got to Cloud Two. But was turfed off for malingering. Sometimes it's better to be more VC.
Read full commentPosted in Ghosted: A Meteorology
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