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I have 1120 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1685938 times and 1126 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1363 of my 14,636 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1395 votes

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Goatie 13

Flanked by the warden, I followed the governor out of his office. ‘Whit happened tae that crow that got into the dining hall?’
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Goatie 12

The governor was smoking when I was pushed into his office. He didn’t try and hide it, like he did with civilians. He might have tried to blow smoke...
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Goatie 11

Acne face as he swung the torch around poked it in my face for the umpteenth time. He pried open my eyes. Wouldn’t let me sleep. Even Goatie was...
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Goatie 10

I was in bunk, rattling with not sleeping. Footsteps on the landing. I waited for them to pass. Jangling keys. Under observation. If it wasn’t the...
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Goatie 9

Prison bent even young bodies like Harry the Hatchet into a slow shuffle. But everything was done double-paced with the jail-head on. Aching for...
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1363 of my comments have received 1395 Great Feedback votes

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yes, we live in hope. 

Posted on Wed, 29 Nov 2023

yes, we live in hope. 

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Posted in Black and White Survival.

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you're right Jaques. they do,

Posted on Fri, 01 Dec 2023

you're right Jaques. they do, but we leave them a polluted mess. 

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Posted in Love Story 24

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winter bite is here, but you

Posted on Fri, 01 Dec 2023

winter bite is here, but you make it seem such a delght!

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Posted in Colours of Christmas

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I'm not sure you get many

Posted on Fri, 01 Dec 2023

I'm not sure you get many good ideas that mean lying in a coffin. 

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Posted in I Can't Stand The Rain (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 44)

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the light in spite of

Posted on Tue, 28 Nov 2023

the light in spite of everything is still alive in you and dusk. 

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Posted in at dusk today

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asymptomatic, Jean, you're

Posted on Thu, 30 Nov 2023

asymptomatic, Jean, you're almost normal. whatever that means. it sounds good. 

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Posted in Friendly Fire

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a murder of crows is such a

Posted on Sun, 26 Nov 2023

a murder of crows is such a wonderfully apt description. you take it and fly. 

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Posted in A Murder of Crows (Transcendence)

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Great read, but the ending

Posted on Tue, 21 Nov 2023

Great read, but the ending had me confused. With the reference to Marley and Mary, it had me wondering if the narrator was a dog. And I was missing something. (Not unsual in my case). 

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Posted in Those We Leave Behind

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the not so rich and the

Posted on Sat, 18 Nov 2023

the not so rich and the famous, including you too Turlough. No statues yet, but let that not be a regret. Feed the ducks and prosper. You're the right side of the turf. 

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Posted in Patrick Kavanagh and Me

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who knows? But we'll all find

Posted on Sat, 18 Nov 2023

who knows? But we'll all find out in the less than gentle night. 

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Posted in Do Not Go Gentle Into That Dark Night

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