celticman

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I have 1195 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3122496 times and 1223 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1761 of my 15,919 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1803 votes

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Uncle John's Popemobile.

Black specks were moving on the stacked plates of uneaten leftovers and the casual smears of a man that had tried to tidy up. Casualties lay on the...
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Sweaty

Sweaty was jumpy. He reached for a wrench. Rubbed grit from the window and squinted his one good eye to look through plastic into the yard. Neither...
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EAT YEH

Chained outside McGinlay’s coal yard—a dog called EAT YEH, the size of a small bison. Howling, choking and mad eyed to get at you. EAT YEH had a...
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Hellish Heaven 2

The examination couch had greenish paper towels covering it. I was scared more than humiliated. Cool and sticky. My presence on the couch soon to be...
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Hellish Heaven

The Receptionist answered on the third of fourth ring, giving out the same information in a robotic monotone. There were no doctor’s appointments...
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1761 of my comments have received 1803 Great Feedback votes

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Ludo is a board game and a

Posted on Wed, 11 Jun 2025

Ludo is a board game and a scratchy#assed cat. very creative. 

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Posted in Aura Urziceanu’s Lullaby Effect

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Kids and cars. It happens and

Posted on Fri, 06 Jun 2025

Kids and cars. It happens and has happened. Fuck it. Nice opener. 

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Posted in The Vale - Part One (a)

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I never fucking swear and who

Posted on Fri, 06 Jun 2025

I never fucking swear and who gives a fuck? DJ Tony sounds like Jimmy Saville. 

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Posted in The Vale - Part Two

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water into wine is an old

Posted on Sat, 07 Jun 2025

water into wine is an old trick. The devil's work. Now what would he look like? 

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Posted in Who do people say I am?

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I guess there's worse way to

Posted on Wed, 04 Jun 2025

I guess there's worse way to go. Just say cheerio. No pics. No video links. No kinks. Death by social meda. Social media is death? 

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Posted in Death by Selfie

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captures the mood music. 

Posted on Sun, 01 Jun 2025

captures the mood music. 

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Posted in Treasure of Sensory Impressions

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my mind is indeed restless. 

Posted on Sat, 31 May 2025

my mind is indeed restless. 

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Posted in Float Downstream.....

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what became of Wham and the

Posted on Sat, 31 May 2025

what became of Wham and the Professor of Statistical Neuro-Imaging? Great punchline. We're imaging the school bully. Not it being the narrator. 

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Posted in Fraction too much fiction

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we could do with more light,

Posted on Fri, 30 May 2025

we could do with more light, flamebearers. 

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Posted in Flamebearer

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starter for ten. great

Posted on Fri, 23 May 2025

starter for ten. great imagery and suspense. Ends with a bang. 

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Posted in POSTAGE

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