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I have 1213 stories published in
7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3499800 times
and 1247 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1874 of my 16,062 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1931 votes
My stories
Head scratching.
The One Who Must Choose In some traditions (Norse, Slavic, Celtic), fate is flexible. The naked dreamer stands at a crossroads, exposed but empowered...
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McCann case 5
She tugged the high-viz a little over her big belly as they walked back. A rattle in his throat. He dropped back a step, holding a hand up to show he...
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McCann case 4
He was close enough to the other workers to be part of the huddled group of smoker, but far enough away not to get involved. Non-smokers stumbled...
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Pass the Penny Story Challenge 10.
Jenny wanted to wrap herself in the bearskin rug on the cabin floor and take refuge in the forest. She didn’t want to kill anybody, but her daughter...
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McCann case 3
In a world of nothing, the social-work office was the centre. Being a social-work client stripped away humanity. Left a covering layer of dignity,...
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thanks TJ and Vera and Insert
Posted on Wed, 10 Dec 2025
thanks TJ and Vera and Insert and Turlough as you know without readers, we don't really exist.
Read full commentPosted in R&D 5
Whatever the question was,
Posted on Wed, 05 Nov 2025
Whatever the question was, the answer is absolutely. I'm no music man. I don't know any of those artists. But Bloody Mother Fucking Arsehole. Absolutely. Absolutely. Absolutely.
Read full commentPosted in Calling All Angels
I understand your pain.
Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2025
I understand your pain. Although, of course, I'm too busy understanding my own pain. I'm reading about contagion and infection rates and mathematical modelling. Books are like that. Well, not mine. Or not yours. But we can only hope.
Read full commentPosted in You are surprised as a published writer…
AI is a worry, among others.
Posted on Thu, 05 Jun 2025
AI is a worry, among others. Poetry may be the answer.
Read full commentPosted in Perverse Future
The love robot rivals and now
Posted on Fri, 18 Apr 2025
The love robot rivals and now Cedric has a screw loose (metaphorically) of course.
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for You - Part 58
wow. exactly. I once gave a
Posted on Tue, 18 Feb 2025
wow. exactly. I once gave a talk and one of my lines were: Everybody was allowed to hit you. And they'd think of a good reason for it later.
Aye.
Read full commentPosted in A series of horses decreasing in size
cybermates, Spencer and
Posted on Fri, 10 Jan 2025
cybermates, Spencer and tweezers. It's all gadgets going.
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for You - Part 47
aha. Spencer reaps revenge
Posted on Thu, 02 Jan 2025
aha. Spencer reaps revenge for his bad wiring! We need some scary music. Dddddddddddddddddddd.
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for You - Part 46
great stuff. good definitions
Posted on Fri, 04 Oct 2024
great stuff. good definitions of sheep singular and plural. They replaced people in large parts of the Highlands and Island, while not being very large. My guess is Spencer and his ilk will do the same with us.
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you....Part 36
wonderful storytelling.
Posted on Tue, 24 Sep 2024
wonderful storytelling.
Read full commentPosted in Tom All Alone (2)
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