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I have 1188 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2895777 times and 1216 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1698 of my 15,709 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1734 votes

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Grimms62

By celticman on Mon, 01 May 2017

Jaz tries to erase the memory of the snivelling shadowy self he’d been earlier by tearing into the booze. But Del isn’t hanging about either. They...
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Grimms61

By celticman on Wed, 26 Apr 2017

Del scoots in behind the couch and draws the chintz curtains. On the radio, T-Rex and ‘I’m your main man, Telegram Sam-Telegram Sam,’ beats out, in a...
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Grimms60

By celticman on Tue, 25 Apr 2017

Karen answers the door tugging the belt of her flowery nightgown tighter, smiling, and giving a little wiggle as Dougie towers over her and ogles the...
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Grimms59

By celticman on Fri, 21 Apr 2017

On the day of his dad’s funeral Tony gets himself ready early while the care staff busy themselves having a meeting to decide who is to accompany him...
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Grimms58

By celticman on Wed, 19 Apr 2017

Bruno perches on the bed in the muggy heat of his room with his jacket zipped up, and the leather strap of his school bag over his shoulder, waiting...
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1698 of my comments have received 1734 Great Feedback votes

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well, Jenny, you're blessed

Posted on Tue, 27 Apr 2021

well, Jenny, you're blessed to be able to read and write in peace. For those without that gift are poorer in my thnking by far. 

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Posted in Sunrise

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It's a cat's life, a bit like

Posted on Sun, 25 Apr 2021

It's a cat's life, a bit like a dog's life, but smarter. keep it going. 

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Posted in "Willow's Tail" 4

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I've no knowledge of music

Posted on Wed, 07 Apr 2021

I've no knowledge of music but have heard the name Stravnsky and I might even have heard riot of spring. As your poem shows, listening to music is classless. We all appreciate beauty, but in different ways. 

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Posted in The Riot of Spring (Pictures of Pagan Russia 1913)

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thanks insert, you don't miss

Posted on Sat, 03 Apr 2021

thanks insert, you don't miss much, apart from writing...get to it. 

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Posted in Sooz

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I'm not sure James II thought

Posted on Fri, 02 Apr 2021

I'm not sure James II thought it silly to embrace Cathlicism. He was Catholic. I guess we can thing it silly now, but with tens of thousands of life lost, well it gave us William of Orange and changed history. 

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Posted in Thank God It's Good Friday! (and April Fools) By Alfred N.Muggins

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you're always a breath of

Posted on Sat, 27 Mar 2021

you're always a breath of fresh air, Jenny. 

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Posted in Pastiche

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I'm not a dog or cat person,

Posted on Sun, 21 Mar 2021

I'm not a dog or cat person, but my partner is. Our current cat, which we've had for a few years, is sick. It was a stray that found its way to our back door a few years ago. She did the usual stuff of putting out milk and food for it. Then you...

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Posted in "The Canines of My Life"

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Lovely memory and poem. 

Posted on Thu, 25 Mar 2021

Lovely memory and poem. 

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Posted in The Last Time I Saw Fungie (2005)

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I'm a fruitcake too. 

Posted on Tue, 23 Mar 2021

I'm a fruitcake too. 

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Posted in I am a Fruit Cake

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sharp stuff jenny, but also

Posted on Sun, 14 Mar 2021

sharp stuff jenny, but also kinda cosy. 

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Posted in Escape To Freedom

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