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I have 1211 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3492720 times and 1244 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1869 of my 16,053 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1925 votes

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Cherry

school photos 71

Exhaustion penetrated the pores of John’s face, slackened his jaw, and dulled the light in his pale-green eyes to cataract grey. He cocked his head,...
Cherry

school photos 70

Potential buyers were coming to view the house. Fastmoves, the estate agents, planted a wooden flag in the front garden. A sign of progress. Jo had...
Cherry

school photos 69

Clock time was abolished. They left him to stew in the damp underground cell. Shiny white brick swimming from floor to ceiling. Caged light above his...
Cherry

school photos 68

The front door banged at an ungodly hour. No watch, no alarm clock, to tell him the time, John mashed gummy-sleep from the corners of his eyes with...
Cherry

school photos 67

Lying in bed, John was pickled with sleep and eyed the Christmas-tree brightness of the yellow light shade above his head and the heavy brocade of...

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1869 of my comments have received 1925 Great Feedback votes

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I don't know enough about

Posted on Wed, 02 Apr 2014

I don't know enough about poetry to coment about rhythm, metre or lieation, but the imagery is wonderful and the voice is true.

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Posted in It is I, Abiku

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the crew seem afire and I'm

Posted on Mon, 31 Mar 2014

the crew seem afire and I'm sure that death and glory is their desire.

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Posted in The Crew of the Wolverine

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supernatural ending Vera.

Posted on Mon, 31 Mar 2014

supernatural ending Vera. which means you can do and say anythng and nobody believes you.

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Posted in school photos 71

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I'm sure Kellen could get

Posted on Sat, 22 Mar 2014

I'm sure Kellen could get used to Jake and others' suffering and getting payback.

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Posted in Gifts That Cost Your Soul 3

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an oldie, nicely told. I'll

Posted on Sun, 23 Jul 2006

an oldie, nicely told. I'll have a look at your new book. well done

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Posted in An Atheist Family Christmas

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some lovely imagery.

Posted on Tue, 18 Feb 2014

some lovely imagery.

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Posted in The secret to Hollyhocks

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This is very good. Jason's

Posted on Fri, 14 Feb 2014

This is very good. Jason's voice is just right. You don't need to say 'I make an effort at politeness'. You've already shown it and that's added commentary. Similiarly, appearances' sake is a bit convoluted and would be better left as appearance...

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Posted in Grandad's Party - Chapter 2 of 3

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ah, sweet, but sour, I'll be

Posted on Thu, 13 Feb 2014

ah, sweet, but sour, I'll be watching for more of this, made me smile.

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Posted in Grandad's Party - Chapter 1 of 3

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yep, a book with insight for

Posted on Mon, 10 Feb 2014

yep, a book with insight for people that like to read and should be read.

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Posted in Reviews - In The Day by Kevin Marman

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It's a bit like a video game.

Posted on Thu, 06 Feb 2014

It's a bit like a video game.

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Posted in Euphoria Blake: Infernally Divine

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