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I have 1123 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1720447 times and 1129 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1380 of my 14,692 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1415 votes

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Cherry

Goatie 21

I didn’t know what to think when Droopy Eyes left. I was stuck with Marie Osmond’s classics. I’d the Medic’s room to myself for whole weekend...
Cherry

Goatie 20

‘What’s the matter with you?’ she said when she came back. ‘You look a bit jumpy?’ ‘Nae wonder, that was fucking weird.’ I was lying in bed, with the...
Cherry

Goatie 19

Reverend Souttar had the soft shuffle of a sleepwalker. Code Blue had come and gone. Droopy Eyes took his arm and helped him sit down on the edge of...
Cherry

Goatie 18

Pushing the panic button, meant code blue. Never my favourite colour. Prison guards alerted all over the prison. Tumbling into the medic’s room as if...
Cherry

Goatie 17

Graham Greene,’ she said. ‘He’s one of you, too.’ ‘I thought yeh said, yeh didnae know if I hud epilepsy,’ I replied. ‘Noo, yer piling famous guys on...

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1380 of my comments have received 1415 Great Feedback votes

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I've never visited Sligo. Or

Posted on Fri, 19 Jan 2024

I've never visited Sligo. Or I don't think I have. I may have wandered over a border or two. But you made it to Persia. Iran. That's just better. I'm enjoying your travels. 

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Posted in Only Here for The Poets

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I wonder how her daughter

Posted on Fri, 19 Jan 2024

I wonder how her daughter will react? (I'm treating her a real human and not a fictional character, which is a bit like Spencer). 

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Posted in Parcel for you...Part 14

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the cat wins by a smile in

Posted on Fri, 19 Jan 2024

the cat wins by a smile in the end. catty smile, of course. 

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Posted in Enoshima (Part Two of Two)

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morns [mourns] cheapskate

Posted on Thu, 18 Jan 2024

morns [mourns] cheapskate only paid for two candles. 

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Posted in Rescues of Holy Waters

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we are indeed blessed with

Posted on Wed, 17 Jan 2024

we are indeed blessed with such a lovely couple. I do wonder how you'll destroy them. 

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Posted in Enoshima (Part One of Two)

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you go a bit wild with your

Posted on Wed, 17 Jan 2024

you go a bit wild with your tipping, but all good tips about our Western prejudices. Not that I'm prejudiced. Just biased. 

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Posted in Lovely Palace, Must Fly

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What was it all for in 24? It

Posted on Mon, 15 Jan 2024

What was it all for in 24? It was not for the likes of us to ask why, just to die in another war without end. That's the truth my friend. 

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Posted in Kali Yuga - Brave New Year

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yes, exactly, although,

Posted on Sun, 14 Jan 2024

yes, exactly, although, ironically, reading on my computer. 

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Posted in "Turn Down the Noise"

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hope reborn is always good.

Posted on Tue, 09 Jan 2024

hope reborn is always good. Let's hope it finds fertile soil. 

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Posted in January Panorama

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I don't know what prog-rock

Posted on Thu, 11 Jan 2024

I don't know what prog-rock is. I know what punk rock is. I like the oneupmanship, even if it's not men. 

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Posted in Parcel for You ...Part 12

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