celticman
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I have 1220 stories published in
7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3763007 times
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1975 of my 16,315 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2044 votes
My stories
the tug boat
The Tug Boat pub was infected by McAllisters. He turned to go before he was spotted, but he made his move too late. ‘Happy Anniversary’ went the war...
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Toy-town.
A girl is broken. Clocks slide slowly forward. Gouging out bruised life in chunks. Short days. Endless nights. On the wrong time. On the wrong line...
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exile
Woke up this morning. She could talk forever. We had less than an hour. Little book of miracles in her hand Understand. We were kind to each other So...
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you get what not
Jo warned me, twice, ‘behave yourself’. But she didn’t trust me. Bundled me out the front door, and shoved me down the steps to make sure I got the...
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longest day
Everything different. Everything the same. Room minging of dampness. His bed and mine. I was convalescing after some long illness. I couldn’t...
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yes, what happened in
Posted on Sun, 11 Nov 2018
yes, what happened in Sarajevo spread through the Slavic nations and engulfed us all.
Read full commentPosted in Achilleio
that's what I call desperate
Posted on Thu, 08 Nov 2018
that's what I call desperate and sad Jenny, but what do I know? good story Harry, I'm sure it's a metaphor for living.
Read full commentPosted in Band of One
a chapbook of wise sayiings,
Posted on Tue, 06 Nov 2018
a chapbook of wise sayiings, I foolishly enjoyed reading. keep writing.
Read full commentPosted in Scattered Wounds: I should like to understand myself properly before it is too late
embarrassment {another flush
Posted on Mon, 29 Oct 2018
embarrassment {another flush of embracement at this} so many parents have Alzheimer's I'm sure there's more than a few who'd happily choke them too.
Read full commentPosted in A Weekend with Family
maybe, but often they don't
Posted on Mon, 29 Oct 2018
maybe, but often they don't get it.
Read full commentPosted in ORPHAN BOY
we're all trying to get on to
Posted on Sun, 28 Oct 2018
we're all trying to get on to a better path. Keep writing.
Read full commentPosted in Gift: A Son's Story (short extract 3)
rainbows are majestic, but
Posted on Sun, 28 Oct 2018
rainbows are majestic, but you need to be looking up. You were and are.
Read full commentPosted in Gift: A Son's Story (short extract 3)
conspiracy theories are great
Posted on Fri, 26 Oct 2018
conspiracy theories are great for uniting people. when common sense tells you soomething you've got to look again, but the lies people tell themselves are the most insidious of all. If we turn around the popular jib we use with politicians, 'why...
Read full commentPosted in Is This True?
anywhere is good, somewhere
Posted on Thu, 25 Oct 2018
anywhere is good, somewhere is better, you've taken us somewhere special.
Read full commentPosted in Out of Season
slipped, like an oyster, I
Posted on Wed, 24 Oct 2018
slipped, like an oyster, I like that.
Read full commentPosted in Weep Till Forever
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