celticman
Primary tabs
I have 1187 stories published in
7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2853576 times
and 1215 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1691 of my 15,690 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1725 votes
My stories
Grimms51
Bruno is hanging about waiting for Tony when he comes out of the office. ‘An ambulance came and took Hunter away,’ he explains. ‘Hunter swears he’s...
- Read more about Grimms51
- 8 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 2970 reads
Grimms50
Tony places the fork carefully back down on the table, beside the butter dish. Clutching his eye, a colourful arabesque, milky with red veins, half-...
- Read more about Grimms50
- 10 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 3730 reads
Grimms49
Tony shares a room at the top of the stairs with Bruno. ‘He’s a bed-wetter,’ whispers Julie. ‘We may get him up during the night to take him to the...
- Read more about Grimms49
- 16 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 7334 reads
Grimms48
Rab cashes his Giro the next day and agrees to meet Jaz and the Tash back in the pub. Jaz sits waiting, nursing a warm pint, the Tash beside him...
- Read more about Grimms48
- 8 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 3324 reads
Grimms47
Outside the snooker club, a black Hackney cab across the road lets somebody off. Jaz pulls his collar up against drizzling rain, decides since he’s...
- Read more about Grimms47
- 2 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 1418 reads
sea spirit guides us all, not
Posted on Fri, 22 Jan 2021
sea spirit guides us all, not all, but you, certainly.
Read full commentPosted in To a Lone Sailor
magically evoked, if we
Posted on Fri, 15 Jan 2021
magically evoked, if we turned into a tree what bitter fruits would we?
Read full commentPosted in Apple Tree
we are indeed on the edge of
Posted on Tue, 12 Jan 2021
we are indeed on the edge of colour, especially as we get older.
Read full commentPosted in The Edge of Colour
this is a beautiful story. I
Posted on Sat, 09 Jan 2021
this is a beautiful story. I said that the last time and I echo it here. brilliant
Read full commentPosted in Last Things
always check where you're
Posted on Thu, 07 Jan 2021
always check where you're being kidnapped to insert. Yes. It features in every story so far.
Read full commentPosted in Tam McSwiggan
great opening, bit rushed in
Posted on Fri, 08 Jan 2021
great opening, bit rushed in the end. dead cat mystery resolved. enjoyed reading.
Read full commentPosted in The Dead Cat
The woman led Mary to an
Posted on Sat, 02 Jan 2021
The woman led Mary to an empty table, and pointed to one side, then sat at the other. Mary sat on one side table, the long haired woman on the other side.
Needs another few drafts. The above sentence is an example. Get it down first if...
Read full commentPosted in part 3 (redrafted)
yeh, I want nick nick and the
Posted on Tue, 05 Jan 2021
yeh, I want nick nick and the shirts too.
Read full commentPosted in Sacred Shirts (2)
flower-scented dreams are
Posted on Thu, 31 Dec 2020
flower-scented dreams are usually a blessing (well, in my book) as this is.
Read full commentPosted in Symphony Of Emotions
Janet Kay’s “Silly Games, aha
Posted on Thu, 31 Dec 2020
Janet Kay’s “Silly Games, aha, did one of those stupid zoom meetings (in the etheral audience) with the writers of Small Axe, in which this single, of course, featured heavily in one episode.
great plot twist with the gun, will he? will...
Read full commentPosted in Happy New Year
Pages