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I have 1194 stories published in
7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3120317 times
and 1222 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1758 of my 15,912 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1799 votes
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grimms28
When Dermot answers the door, he’s not sure what to expect. ‘I’m Marie,’ she says, holding a soft hand out for him to shake. ‘And I’m a social worker...
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grimm27
The school nurse’s grey hair resembles an unkempt blackbird’s nest, with a pokey wee white hat stranded on it. She has squeezed into her white...
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grimms26
Jaz can’t find his house keys and hammers on the front door, flipping the letter box with an untimely rat-a-tat-tat, echoing through the close. Karen...
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grimms25
The chaffing of barmaid’s singing lullabies, ‘Last orders,’ and deftly nicking the glass out of their hand before they are finished, Jaz and Rab are...
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grimm24
‘You’ll never guess who the Rhetor was?’ Jaz says to Rab. Despite the dim light, Jaz had recognized Chief Inspector Collins at once. He was a tall...
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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.
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
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