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I have 1182 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2654081 times and 1208 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1662 of my 15,576 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1694 votes

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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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granny's refrain

I disliked Mona Lisa when I saw a print of it in a library book, not for the usual childish reasons based on crappy artistic merit, or the adolescent...

grammar schools and the select-22 committee

Protect our endangered rich With the quick fix Penalise the poor Let no election promise Be a palliative or cure For elective rhetoric Take a point...

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1662 of my comments have received 1694 Great Feedback votes

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you caught it, the joy of not

Posted on Wed, 20 Feb 2019

you caught it, the joy of not being joyful or in love, but moping along in Paris, hoping the city will work it's magic and make their life better. Well done. 

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Posted in La Femme d'argent

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a pyramid of selves go on

Posted on Mon, 11 Feb 2019

a pyramid of selves go on every expediton. Interesting. 

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Posted in PCT Beginning

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this is great. Charlie and

Posted on Thu, 07 Feb 2019

this is great. Charlie and Eliza are so sweet and believeable. 

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Posted in Charlie and Eliza (Pt 1)

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brialliant. Everythng is

Posted on Wed, 06 Feb 2019

brialliant. Everythng is there in front and behind the reader and Chantelle is someone we know so well, without having to look up from the screen. My only qualm is stick in a litte nudge to the reader that it's a minibus and not a car the...

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Posted in An Outing: Part One

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keep costs to a minimum,

Posted on Fri, 01 Feb 2019

keep costs to a minimum, drive labour costs down and the labour force to work harder and harder. Run a monopoloy that's not a monopoly. Make vast profits that are not profits. Yes. meet Amazon. Nicely done. 

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Posted in Pontius (Ch.15): Part 1

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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. 

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Posted in The Husbandry Of Youth

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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. 

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Posted in The Tar Pit (1 of 9)

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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. 

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Posted in Brooksy

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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...

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Posted in 21st Century Kids

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as we get older the world

Posted on Fri, 25 Jan 2019

as we get older the world spins quicker. 

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Posted in My Attention Span Is Getting Steadily Shorter

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