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I have 1194 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3115288 times and 1222 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1757 of my 15,909 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1798 votes

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Sean Happens 4

Sean hugged himself in the back of his Uncle’s van. He squatted,shuggling sideways, breathing through his nose the musty smells. Human debris withthe...
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Sean Happens 3

Dad was sitting dozing outside the kitchen on a hard wooden seat. His balding head and ear were scarlet, and the sun had taken a blowtorch to his...
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Shug Happens 2

‘I want Shadow!’ Sean wailed and cried so much he choked like an asthmatic on his own last breath. Mum had to hold on to her son or Sean would...
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Hillsborough

Be damned your Maxwell and Murdochs Poodle politicians and Tory scum On a private-public leash Hauled o’er the Lepping Lane The smashed road of David...
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Sean Happens.

‘Yer little friends are no so little noo,’ said Auntie Evie. She was skinny, dark haired and exhausted looking, but not as exhausted look as my mum...
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1757 of my comments have received 1798 Great Feedback votes

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spider alert. Better than

Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2025

spider alert. Better than spiderman. 

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Posted in The Irritating Gentleman (part two)

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Love the transition, Hayley

Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2025

Love the transition, Hayley being talked down to and then taking charge- in an omnious way. I wonder what she plans to do with the irritating man. 

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Posted in The Irritating Gentleman (part one)

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makes sense out of nonsense. 

Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2025

makes sense out of nonsense. 

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Posted in 3 oz of Insanity

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tigers are killers, man has

Posted on Thu, 10 Jul 2025

tigers are killers, man has little chance but in our dreams perhaps we can escape before we wake? 

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Posted in I Dreamt of Tigers

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bit of theft, sprinkle of

Posted on Mon, 14 Jul 2025

bit of theft, sprinkle of romance. Dark deeds, indeed. 

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Posted in "Art of Trouble"

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works for me. A day late for

Posted on Fri, 04 Jul 2025

works for me. A day late for the 4th of July celebrations, but hey, Fuck Trump. Fuck America. 

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Posted in Born on the 4th of July

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the character is in the

Posted on Sun, 29 Jun 2025

the character is in the character and he's right about that blue Proddy shite. 

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Posted in Those Shameful Blue Pyjamas

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memory and trauma, circular

Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2025

memory and trauma, circular times. Hardly a crime. Great writing. 

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Posted in To Tell You The Truth — Part 2/2

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the repetition is good as the

Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2025

the repetition is good as the broadening and enlargement. Straight lines rarely happen in real life to tell you the truth. But you know that already. 

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Posted in To Tell You The Truth — Part 1/2

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Jeez, three hours!

Posted on Tue, 24 Jun 2025

Jeez, three hours!

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Posted in Steak.

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