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I have 1216 stories published in
7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3547971 times
and 1252 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1893 of my 16,121 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1952 votes
My stories
Maddy.
She could have laughed—her daughter, a mother. Madeline had been a fat baby. A happy baby with a heart like a sounding harp. She missed combing her...
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Schmooze control
I should cleave each word with an axe and burn it. Half asleep at the wheel. Not drunk but on snooze control. I find my own way home as my life goes...
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Grace
I held out a fish supper, warm in my hand, still in its wrapper. ‘Here, yeh want this?’ Local Joe was standing in George Square, emptying a black bag...
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British Bulldog.
My eyes closed on the train journey home. I’d jumped out of my seat, pulling my rucksack from the rack above my head and made a run for it as the...
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Old Prejudice.
I tripped over Old Prejudice when I came over the bridge at the canal. ‘Whit yeh daeing there?’ I cried. ‘Yeh gie me a fright.’ He looked up at me. ‘...
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wait and listen.
Posted on Fri, 21 Mar 2025
wait and listen.
Read full commentPosted in Well, I Will Go To The Foot Of Our Stairs!
bort and soled. My spelling
Posted on Fri, 21 Mar 2025
bort and soled. My spelling sometimes does that too. keep them moving along.
Read full commentPosted in Coach (Episode 2 - The Further Chronicles of a Young Lady (and her Maid)
there's something familiar
Posted on Thu, 20 Mar 2025
there's something familiar about this. Lessons we need to learn about ourselves. Well done.
Read full commentPosted in Familiar Faces
we could insert. one of them
Posted on Wed, 19 Mar 2025
we could insert. one of them writing.
Read full commentPosted in Steelie 7
a nice wee turn in words and
Posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2025
a nice wee turn in words and outside.
Read full commentPosted in Walking the Dog on a Frosty Morning
Ah Cedric. I think I know him
Posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2025
Ah Cedric. I think I know him. I've got a 'friend' that also says he's not a serial killer. I often wonder where my sister went...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you - Part 55
lovely tale. We've got swans
Posted on Tue, 11 Mar 2025
lovely tale. We've got swans followed by pigeons on the canal path. Same thing. They're being fed by householders that face the canal. So they just jump up and walk across.
Read full commentPosted in The Lonely Goose on The Durme
wolfish wisdom. I'd vote for
Posted on Sat, 08 Mar 2025
wolfish wisdom. I'd vote for it.
Read full commentPosted in A sheep in wolf's clothing
Liam Brady had perhaps the
Posted on Fri, 07 Mar 2025
Liam Brady had perhaps the best left foot I'd ever seen but Gadaffi was a better left-winger. Wonder where they all are now?
Read full commentPosted in Streets of Stoke Newington
I thought that was one in a
Posted on Tue, 04 Mar 2025
I thought that was one in a million. I pass cows on my bike. I'm going to put a cow-shearer on the front wheel.
Read full commentPosted in Killed By Cows
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