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I have 1194 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3115283 times and 1222 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1757 of my 15,909 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1798 votes

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Steelie 20

A minor-key waltz floated in the ether and then disappeared into the screeching metal of an overhead train on the train bridge near Zoologischer...
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Steelie 19

The boy was growing tired. Von Stehle could see it in the way his head lagged to one side and the way he no longer caressed the material like he was...
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Steelie 18

Von Stehle finds himself whispering too. ‘What kind of help?’ ‘The usual kind of help a woman in my position needs.’ Brittleness and bitterness in...
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The Thin Line.

He cut another line. So thin, it was more burn than sweet. He adjusted his collar, itchy with sweat and straightened his black tie. The toilet stall...
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Steelie 17

Von Stehle breathes the sooty air, which carries the coldness of the Alps. He considers how to answer the boy in a way in which he might understand...
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1757 of my comments have received 1798 Great Feedback votes

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War and Peace, you'll need to

Posted on Fri, 02 Dec 2022

War and Peace, you'll need to saw my arm off. I hitchhiked through France, well, the Frrench bits, with a guy that had his arm in a sling. It was dead, but he couldn't bear to lose it. I understood that. I'd have been the same, Hoping for an arm(...

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Posted in Troy and Me (A Christmas Tale) Part 2

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you never do know what

Posted on Sun, 15 May 2022

you never do know what enlightenment will be. Settle for the fish tea. 

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Posted in "Willow's Tail" 28

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life is a shock perhaps

Posted on Fri, 06 May 2022

life is a shock perhaps unplanned, but you've got the fight to stay that way here. 

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Posted in wheels to rotors

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Good question, most Prime

Posted on Mon, 18 Apr 2022

Good question, most Prime Minister are duirng the honeymoon period regarded as competent. I don't include Boris in that, of course. David Cameron gave us austerity, by us I mean poor people. He gave rich people even more riches. And then he gave...

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Posted in Pointless Boris (Part One of Two)

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I think this is unlikely as a

Posted on Thu, 20 Jan 2022

I think this is unlikely as a Trump presidecy, Oops, that happened. 

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Posted in BBC TV Listings, Wednesday January 21st 2032.

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perhaps this year perhaps

Posted on Fri, 07 Jan 2022

perhaps this year perhaps next. in the end it's the end. 

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Posted in Resolution

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anger and  impotence. We

Posted on Tue, 16 Nov 2021

anger and  impotence. We nullify outself as we look on at the slow-moving end ot it all. This is great. It captures how we feel. 

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Posted in Drilling Out Blame

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yes, our noisy ghosts are

Posted on Fri, 15 Oct 2021

yes, our noisy ghosts are often within, and found in the sin of dissociation. 

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Posted in Esther Cox

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watch, learn, pay attention.

Posted on Mon, 16 Aug 2021

watch, learn, pay attention. A mantra I wish, I wish, I could. 

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Posted in Naples: balcony overlooking Via Firenza

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group hug and the longest wee

Posted on Tue, 08 Jun 2021

group hug and the longest wee in history. Go girl. Great story. 

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Posted in Pride

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