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I have 1179 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2494857 times and 1205 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1648 of my 15,494 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1680 votes

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Jack O'Donnell

 

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Cherry

Blood is thicker than water

Rain splatters the pavement when I set out. My sister, Teresa, doesn’t live far, but then the moon isn’t that far, and I don’t particularly want to...
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A song for Europe 2

Cry off negotiation Cut up small Snatch a breath Will she-won’t he? Luck of the draw Those who survive Those who died Word of mouth Mouth on mouth...
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Plot without a story

The note flapped through the letterbox and lay on the linoleum. I pulled open the door, just in time to see a denimed back sauntering up the street...
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No Good Reason to be Chicken

Madame Cheekie was a hen’s kind of hen, no clucking about, her hooded eyes darkened and she’d just tell you how it was, or should be, which was the...
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A Song For Europe - Part 1.

State who we are No applause No stars Just another act For a moment –egalitie Rejects and fallen Fraternite of nobody Pray God Faith on its knees The...

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1648 of my comments have received 1680 Great Feedback votes

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this is good, really good,

Posted on Wed, 15 Jun 2016

this is good, really good, but could be far better if you broke the three seperate narratives into seperate storylines of six, thirteen and eighteen. Slow down time. It's got an edge about it, which I like. 

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Posted in I didn't want to do it

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The movement and moments of

Posted on Tue, 14 Jun 2016

The movement and moments of silence and complicity make a sweet kind of electiricity. 

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Posted in Something Dead In The Road

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difficult question to answer,

Posted on Thu, 09 Jun 2016

difficult question to answer, but I guess poetry throws a light. 

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Posted in I Really Deserve

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Lovely and the denouement

Posted on Wed, 01 Jun 2016

Lovely and the denouement fits like a driver's glove. 

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Posted in SECRETS Part 2

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yeh, I like this or get it,

Posted on Mon, 30 May 2016

yeh, I like this or get it, as like seems the wrong words, as does like. I'm sure you know what I mean. 

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Posted in Cannibal

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the rise and fall of us all. 

Posted on Thu, 26 May 2016

the rise and fall of us all. 

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Posted in Today We Dressed Up And Pretended To Be Rich

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yellow, my favouritie colour

Posted on Thu, 26 May 2016

yellow, my favouritie colour and this is so sweet, it's right up my street. Mellow and blue it combines the colours of you. 

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Posted in Yellow for my daughter

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enjoyed reading about your

Posted on Tue, 17 May 2016

enjoyed reading about your travels. 

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Posted in Tommy Mel's

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yep. 3000 words isn't a lot;

Posted on Thu, 12 May 2016

yep. 3000 words isn't a lot; only it is. All the reasons you outline are lived examples, but what struck me most was the word 'perfect'. First 3000 is never going to be perfect, if it's legible, or evern if it isn't, that's a start. An outline....

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Posted in It shouldn't be this hard...

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he is what he'll be, that's

Posted on Fri, 06 May 2016

he is what he'll be, that's plain to see. 

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Posted in Rising Fives...

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