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I have 1206 stories published in
7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3451337 times
and 1238 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1850 of my 16,005 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1904 votes
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the things that we buy and don't know why?
The thought came like a First World War telegram – he assumed that she’d thought his family were marvellous. His mother was short and plump as a...
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Forbidden Fruit.
‘Put your false teeth in,’ I said, ‘maybe then they’ll believe in you and believe in your prophecies more’. Old Joe had taken up a position between...
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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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methinks no. hope not.
Posted on Mon, 18 Mar 2019
methinks no. hope not.
Read full commentPosted in The Robin.
the art of truthfulness I
Posted on Sun, 03 Mar 2019
the art of truthfulness I like that. Lots of layers of meaning. Adds strenght to the story.
Read full commentPosted in The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 6) (6)
I think you/ve caught it jane
Posted on Thu, 28 Feb 2019
I think you/ve caught it jane, what I'm not sure, but I like it.
Read full commentPosted in That's Not The Way I Go
lovely story Harry. We have a
Posted on Wed, 27 Feb 2019
lovely story Harry. We have a cat. I say we, but it's my partners. She rescured it when it started mooching around our back and would't go away. It started with feeding her. Then a wee shelter out the back. Then a shelter in the house....well, we...
Read full commentPosted in The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 4) (1)
I saw this documetary ahd she
Posted on Sat, 23 Feb 2019
I saw this documetary ahd she was indeed brilliant but troubled. Dying in the bath, well that about sums it up. And to also happen to her daughter...
Read full commentPosted in One Hundred Million Dollars.
wiser because they need to be
Posted on Thu, 21 Feb 2019
wiser because they need to be.
Read full commentPosted in One.
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.
Read full commentPosted in La Femme d'argent
a pyramid of selves go on
Posted on Mon, 11 Feb 2019
a pyramid of selves go on every expediton. Interesting.
Read full commentPosted in PCT Beginning
this is great. Charlie and
Posted on Thu, 07 Feb 2019
this is great. Charlie and Eliza are so sweet and believeable.
Read full commentPosted in Charlie and Eliza (Pt 1)
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...
Read full commentPosted in An Outing: Part One
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