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I have 1179 stories published in
7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2508513 times
and 1205 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1649 of my 15,502 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1681 votes
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a stumbling block
All is grace All is despair When you are not there When you are there For god’s sake For our sake Where is he? Where he is I hear a voice I hold a...
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our once blue planet
Nature’s pulse. Temparture Rising. Unwell. Our oceans lost rainbow of falling tiny shells. Splicing and dicing latencies Something hidden now at sea...
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widdershins
You probably remember that story of the Virgin Mary turning up unexpectedly at her pal’s house, as she’s prone to do, and blurting out: ‘hi, you’re...
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Jimmy Savile and me
I was lying in bed when my mum rushed up the stairs, barged into my room, mouthed that it was Sir Jimmy Saville on the phone. I had to shoo her away...
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the war to end all wars
In a world of mud, colour was a low deceit and became his eyes, his legs and his feet tapping out messages to his body in the trenches. Bright...
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nothing changes, steal from
Posted on Wed, 30 Jan 2019
nothing changes, steal from the poor to give to the rich. 2019 to 1979. Thatcher/Reagan.
Read full commentPosted in The Husbandry Of Youth
under the nod - great term,
Posted on Wed, 30 Jan 2019
under the nod - great term, sums up so much. Great story, keep moving. Storey is the British spelling for housing. You've got story, if that's American English that's fine. Otherwise, have another look.
Read full commentPosted in The Tar Pit (1 of 9)
I'd ditch the first 3
Posted on Tue, 29 Jan 2019
I'd ditch the first 3 paragrapsh, but the rest is the walk of life. yeh, I found it funny my mate's dad like Dire Straits. Dirge I thought. But I was never into music. Brooksy made of glass. Doomed. Dire, I know, but brilliant.
Read full commentPosted in Brooksy
yeh, we were always tougher
Posted on Fri, 25 Jan 2019
yeh, we were always tougher back in the old days. or so the story goes...
Read full commentPosted in 21st Century Kids
as we get older the world
Posted on Fri, 25 Jan 2019
as we get older the world spins quicker.
Read full commentPosted in My Attention Span Is Getting Steadily Shorter
a better world indeed.
Posted on Wed, 23 Jan 2019
a better world indeed.
Read full commentPosted in Thanks in part to Louis M and William W: another love poem
it's a bit too deep for me,
Posted on Thu, 24 Jan 2019
it's a bit too deep for me, but I liked your brevity. Keep it going.
Read full commentPosted in FactoidMan and ShallowMan
god, I'm with you on this one
Posted on Wed, 23 Jan 2019
god, I'm with you on this one Hilary. But a plea to Donald Trump is time wasted. The legacy we shall leave our children and grandchildren is drought, wars, hunger and all those other apocalyptic horses that Trump and his supporters think aren't...
Read full commentPosted in The Melting Iceberg
sounds a bit like one of the
Posted on Mon, 21 Jan 2019
sounds a bit like one of the Hindu gods.
Read full commentPosted in Life and Times of a Priestess: Ch.11 : Dumis (Part 1 - Section 2)
I hope the poor wee soul is
Posted on Thu, 17 Jan 2019
I hope the poor wee soul is in a good place. Her parents were middle-class and photogenic. That helped fire the media uproar. And as we know from many studies, they staying together is unusual. The guilt they carry, who but they know?
Read full commentPosted in Madeleine McCann.
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