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I have 1193 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3064244 times and 1221 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1743 of my 15,858 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1784 votes

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Jack O'Donnell

 

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Cherry

grimms37

With no telly to watch, Tony changes quickly into his jammies, and because of the cold dives under the covers of bed. He sleeps clutching his book of...
Cherry

grimms36

Angela nips across the landing and rattles the letterbox. Dermot answers, swinging the door wide in welcome. He’s wearing his old work coat and work...
Cherry

grimms35

Jaz panting and out of breath runs uphill, the dark street a whetstone underfoot, and the unexpected urgency of the chase sobers him. It makes him...
Cherry

grimms34

Crossing Kilbowie Road Jaz negotiates the tooting horns of cars and buses with the absent-mindedness of a three-year-old toddler and seems startled...
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grimms33

Jaz is standing chittering at the bus stop outside Ramsay’s Fruit and Veg when a beige Morris Marina sweeps through the puddles, making an old guy...

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1743 of my comments have received 1784 Great Feedback votes

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I'm with farg with regard to

Posted on Tue, 09 Feb 2021

I'm with farg with regard to Dire Stratis. 

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Posted in Take it Back

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funnily enough was talking to

Posted on Tue, 09 Feb 2021

funnily enough was talking to my mate about that today, Jenny, but it was the Erskine Bridge we were talking about. 

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Posted in Silent Lament

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hearts and souls carried like

Posted on Mon, 08 Feb 2021

hearts and souls carried like old sums into this next line- poetry. 

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Posted in Mehtab Bagh (Moonlight Garden)

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 We’d been to my parents

Posted on Sat, 23 Jan 2021

 We’d been to my parents [parent's]

wonderful story telling, great ending and a story that sticks. 

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Posted in Snow Day

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a vision I can recognise. 

Posted on Sat, 23 Jan 2021

a vision I can recognise. 

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Posted in Wootton Village

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sea spirit guides us all, not

Posted on Fri, 22 Jan 2021

sea spirit guides us all, not all, but you, certainly. 

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Posted in To a Lone Sailor

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magically evoked, if we

Posted on Fri, 15 Jan 2021

magically evoked, if we turned into a tree what bitter fruits would we? 

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Posted in Apple Tree

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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. 

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Posted in The Edge of Colour

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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 

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Posted in Last Things

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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. 

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Posted in Tam McSwiggan

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