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I have 1130 stories published in
7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1744395 times
and 1139 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1389 of my 14,751 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1424 votes
My stories
tears were not enough
After the funeral, Davy nursed a lukewarm can of Skol lager and chose a quiet, empty corner of the church hall near the swing of the door and stink...
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I remember her now
A guitar shaped body Jutting hips that hook a look Pubic hair and yearning – Desire singes and drowns shyness Unbuttons her blouse Plucks the straps...
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IQ test 3
Somebody had flung a scratchy blanket over my body to bury the unwashed. I woke up to the stench of my own body bathed in sweat. Eyes plumped by lack...
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A refugee
Your life laid bare The sudden intimacy of violence Blood in the air Fully exposed. They place their faith Your lips, your tits, your cunt You squat...
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Ernie at the edge of the world
Ernie left his flat on the eight floor of Dunswin Court at around three o’clock in the morning. He’s got two bedrooms, but only uses one to live in...
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check on your Mum as a name
Posted on Mon, 02 Nov 2015
check on your Mum as a name and as a description (eg my mum). I'm not sure how jaggy stones catch elbows (too high up the body) in opening paragraph. That apart. The tone is just right. Possible story of the week. Gets my vote.
Read full commentPosted in Fly like Superman
ouch, sock on the wrong
Posted on Sun, 25 Oct 2015
ouch, sock on the wrong appendage, the wrong foot that's not a foot. As all good stories it starts as one think (alternative therapy) and melds into something deeper, lighter and heavier.
Read full commentPosted in White Light
art for art's sake that is
Posted on Sun, 11 Oct 2015
art for art's sake that is why we create. money counterfeits that scheme, but leaves us queasy and uneasy with what is real.
Read full commentPosted in Barcelona
there's no stupidity in not
Posted on Sat, 19 Sep 2015
there's no stupidity in not knowing. Stupidity is when we kid on we do Jean.
Read full commentPosted in CAPABILITY FOR WORK
I remember the brothers well.
Posted on Tue, 06 Oct 2015
I remember the brothers well. My neighbours Dingle Dingleberrry were distintly related to the Dingleberry and had troule finding his toes. The Steampowered Valet disrober was a boon as it allowed him to look the other way when it was put into...
Read full commentPosted in A Victorian Gentleman and the Steam Age
primal beauty.
Posted on Mon, 05 Oct 2015
primal beauty.
Read full commentPosted in Starry, Starry Night
an interesting insight into
Posted on Fri, 02 Oct 2015
an interesting insight into what it means to be a boxer, both inside and outside the ring.
Read full commentPosted in The Boxing Match From A Boxer's Perspective
you goose tina, this poem
Posted on Thu, 01 Oct 2015
you goose tina, this poem flies.
Read full commentPosted in Come October
as[]well as some brooches,
Posted on Mon, 28 Sep 2015
as[]well as some brooches,
to invisible, microscopic bacteria [he can't see them or sense them [cut]
he was in fact meditating [cut, you're telling the reader something he is aware of [cut?]
never[]mind
lovely, really...
Read full commentPosted in Jake Mutant - Chapter Two
poor Jeremy I think the media
Posted on Sat, 26 Sep 2015
poor Jeremy I think the media assault will make him the ploughed field. Good to see Labour finally having some policies that don't mirror tit-for-tat Tory policy eg Miliband's pre-election boast to go with the Tory spending cuts if elected. Fuck...
Read full commentPosted in For the love of Jeremy Corbyn
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