celticman

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I have 1196 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3236370 times and 1224 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1808 of my 16,045 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1854 votes

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flockers 9

Felt better. Scrubbed up as best as I could in the morning, a complexion like boiled pink ham, showed a face no mother would kiss. Breakfast a...
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King of the Dole

Eleven o’clock opening. Davie wedged himself on his usual barstool with his back to the mosaic of square windows. He leaned across a bar still wet...
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flockers 8

When Myra told me she went back with Charlie after he raped her I didn’t understand it, but in a way I did. She made a bed up for me on the settee...
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flockers 7

Myra’s studio flat had heating and hot water. I could have cuddled her. She ran a bath with all the suddy and splashy smelly stuff. She dipped her...
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truth grows teeth

Truth grows teeth Anger and shame came You leaving again Kin and king of what might be mine Bullied aside as obscene Luxury we can ill afford Mourn...

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1808 of my comments have received 1854 Great Feedback votes

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if life is a classroom I'm in

Posted on Sun, 26 Jun 2016

if life is a classroom I'm in the wrong school. 

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Posted in Classroom

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in a circle, in a cycle, a

Posted on Sat, 25 Jun 2016

in a circle, in a cycle, a controlled storm of writing. 

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Posted in The First Step

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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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