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I have 1205 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3446530 times and 1237 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1850 of my 16,000 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1904 votes

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Shadow

Dan’s birthday. Their bedroom stinks of stale fag smoke, booze and the acrid burn of hash. After giving him his present, and another kind of treat,...
Cherry

uncorrected proof two.

Woke up this morning, start the day with a prayer that my van will kick-over. It’s an Escort, underneath the grime, the faded red insignia of the...
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Cherry

Lodestone

“Woke Up This Morning” All sparse littered landmarks gone. All sparse littered landmarks grown. Trudging among missing standing stones. Trudging...

sense and insensibility

‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.’ Pride and Prejudice. Could she...
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free rites

You’ve come a long way From nits in your hair Suit yourself Tears of anger and shame When you went hame Mum would say ‘The world’s just that way’ It’...
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1850 of my comments have received 1904 Great Feedback votes

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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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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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how could you miss it, insert

Posted on Thu, 14 Apr 2016

how could you miss it, insert? you read everything, even the stuff I've yet to write. that's how good you are. 

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Posted in a day in the sun

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I guess it's a collection of

Posted on Sun, 10 Apr 2016

I guess it's a collection of thoughts and feelings rolling in youth and finding nihilism and no answers which is a kind of answer. That and vodka, of course. 

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Posted in Vodka

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I'm not sure if you've got

Posted on Thu, 07 Apr 2016

I'm not sure if you've got the geography of the planets in your head, but I'm guessing you do. Interesting. Sci-fi is a difficult mix of the known and unknown. I think you've got that here. 

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Posted in The Net Caster (Part Eighteen)

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you go from starring in the

Posted on Thu, 07 Apr 2016

you go from starring in the latest fitness video to a cowboy film. You never fail to entertain, Jenny. 

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Posted in Proud Moments

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ah, Jenny, you started

Posted on Mon, 04 Apr 2016

ah, Jenny, you started wearing a leotard. I think I seen you in that film stading behind Jamie Lee Curtis as she worked out. Enjoyed your ups and downs. 

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Posted in Proud Moments

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