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I have 1220 stories published in
7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3692808 times
and 1259 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1960 of my 16,274 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2028 votes
My stories
uncovering oneself (3)
The downstairs bar shut. I bought a bottle of Buckie from the Off Sales. It was more expensive than usual, but I was more flush than usual...
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uncovering oneself (2)
I spent so much of my life not fitting in I fitted in best with those that didn’t. The Atlantis lounge and bar was a two-storey building that had...
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uncovering oneself (1)
In my head it was Monday. The garden gate didn’t cry, or try and out-rattle me. Mum’s gardening shoes were resting on the bottom step of the decking...
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post down the line
We grew up, lips leerin’ The whistle went son, the game begins Once round, no-man’s again Barbed wire, no-holds quintain Drilling, dodging, filthy...
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Cadogan Street
‘Hi, it’s me. Phone me back.’ ‘Hi, it’s me. Phone me back.’ ‘I’m a bit worried. Can you phone me back?’ ‘Is there something the matter with this...
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time spins and
Posted on Wed, 11 Nov 2015
time spins and circumnavigates and I guess we place our bet of whose to blame on the table, never thinking our number will come up.
Read full commentPosted in oot ma heed.
panic indeed. simple sentence
Posted on Tue, 10 Nov 2015
panic indeed. simple sentence are good, but look for a bit more variety.
Read full commentPosted in Panic Room
check on your Mum as a name
Posted on Mon, 02 Nov 2015
check on your Mum as a name and as a description (eg my mum). I'm not sure how jaggy stones catch elbows (too high up the body) in opening paragraph. That apart. The tone is just right. Possible story of the week. Gets my vote.
Read full commentPosted in Fly like Superman
ouch, sock on the wrong
Posted on Sun, 25 Oct 2015
ouch, sock on the wrong appendage, the wrong foot that's not a foot. As all good stories it starts as one think (alternative therapy) and melds into something deeper, lighter and heavier.
Read full commentPosted in White Light
art for art's sake that is
Posted on Sun, 11 Oct 2015
art for art's sake that is why we create. money counterfeits that scheme, but leaves us queasy and uneasy with what is real.
Read full commentPosted in Barcelona
there's no stupidity in not
Posted on Sat, 19 Sep 2015
there's no stupidity in not knowing. Stupidity is when we kid on we do Jean.
Read full commentPosted in CAPABILITY FOR WORK
I remember the brothers well.
Posted on Tue, 06 Oct 2015
I remember the brothers well. My neighbours Dingle Dingleberrry were distintly related to the Dingleberry and had troule finding his toes. The Steampowered Valet disrober was a boon as it allowed him to look the other way when it was put into...
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primal beauty.
Posted on Mon, 05 Oct 2015
primal beauty.
Read full commentPosted in Starry, Starry Night
an interesting insight into
Posted on Fri, 02 Oct 2015
an interesting insight into what it means to be a boxer, both inside and outside the ring.
Read full commentPosted in The Boxing Match From A Boxer's Perspective
you goose tina, this poem
Posted on Thu, 01 Oct 2015
you goose tina, this poem flies.
Read full commentPosted in Come October
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