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I have 1130 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1743033 times and 1139 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1389 of my 14,751 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1424 votes

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Jack O'Donnell

 

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Ugly Puggly 93

I’m not sure how it came about that Dave and Darrell ended up saying they’d stay the night. Maybe it was because Darrell uncorked a bottle of white...
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Ugly Puggly 92

It wasn’t often I was glad to get out and go to an AA meeting—it didn’t matter where it was, I’d have went—but I was glad to get out the house. I...
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Ugly Puggly 91

I slept for a few hours, haunted by the ghost of Bradley Walsh, or I might just have left the telly on. But I gave up and got up about six. Molly was...
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Ugly Puggly 90

Molly didn’t get up and say she was an alcoholic. She seemed content just to blend in and listen. She was no longer an AA virgin. I remembered the...
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Ugly Puggly 89

Wee Jim turned up earlier than I liked. But I shouldn’t have been surprised. He was always early. Molly made him a cup of tea while I got ready. I...
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1389 of my comments have received 1424 Great Feedback votes

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thanks iinsert. you're right.

Posted on Tue, 03 Oct 2023

thanks iinsert. you're right. no eyelashed. no eyebrows. bit of a mess. but I guess you're use to that. thanks for pick of the day, drew. jenny, as always, thanks for your continued support. you make me sound as if I know what I'm doing. marinda...

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Posted in Love Story 2

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wife better? deal with the

Posted on Mon, 02 Oct 2023

wife better? deal with the devil? But we know it doesn't work. What next? 

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Posted in Devil's Advocate (Part Two of Three)

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a favourite tree isn't going

Posted on Mon, 02 Oct 2023

a favourite tree isn't going to run away any time soon., Jenny. Great to honour it 

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Posted in Beneath My Favourite Tree

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I rember Choppers. I'd have

Posted on Fri, 29 Sep 2023

I rember Choppers. I'd have been about 11. And the even shiter optiion. Chipper. 

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Posted in The Fall of the Mountain King

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you make much of not much

Posted on Tue, 26 Sep 2023

you make much of not much more than movement. always enough to draw the eye. 

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Posted in Hush

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no dark corners in the sea.

Posted on Tue, 26 Sep 2023

no dark corners in the sea. We bring them with us. 

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Posted in I Found the Sea

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happy dreams, indeed Jenny. 

Posted on Thu, 21 Sep 2023

happy dreams, indeed Jenny. 

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Posted in Tempestuous Stirrings

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I wonder where tthose dreams

Posted on Wed, 20 Sep 2023

I wonder where tthose dreams go when we get older? Mum is always mum. 

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Posted in The Man in My Bedroom

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you are a nomad Jenny, but

Posted on Sat, 09 Sep 2023

you are a nomad Jenny, but you always return to poetry and bring the words home. 

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Posted in Expanding The Mind

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