celticman

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I have 1121 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1706584 times and 1127 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1374 of my 14,673 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1408 votes

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The Rules of Leviticus.

We had an extended breakfast. His eyes crinkled with laughter watching me make a pig of myself and eating for two. My eyes jerked open, when Etian...
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Glasgow's Necropolis

I didn’t sleep that night. My wife clung to me in our bed and whispered to me not to go. She was pregnant. Her belly pushing against me, her smooth...
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Creeping F-ing Jesus.

The old man pulls a crumpled hanky from the side pocket of his jacket, and blows his nose. He peers at his notes and then at us with watery grey eyes...
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Vermin

The gaunt old man in the pinstripe suit hovers over the microphone and starts speaking in a strange accent before they are ready. ‘It’s a ridiculous...
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Depression

I am what I am not That’s what I’ve been taught The timekeeper in my head keeps each tick of the day He feeds me guilt pain on not going away, again...

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1374 of my comments have received 1408 Great Feedback votes

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brand new day always seems

Posted on Thu, 17 Nov 2022

brand new day always seems good, unitl it doesn't. But you keep it fresh. 

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Posted in To A Brand New Day

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myth and mockery in a school

Posted on Wed, 16 Nov 2022

myth and mockery in a school trip. 

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Posted in Primary Children at the Heritage Centre

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quality of life is where you

Posted on Wed, 16 Nov 2022

quality of life is where you least expet to find it on the balance sheet. 

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Posted in Liz had dreams of living in a Tax Free World! Part 2 By Alfred N.Muggins

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wrung or rung? seems right

Posted on Wed, 16 Nov 2022

wrung or rung? seems right enough for me, both ways, all ways. But I'm not a go-getter. 

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Posted in Life is for the Go Getters

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I'm not sure there's much

Posted on Mon, 14 Nov 2022

I'm not sure there's much good news either. Sigh. 

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Posted in at bay

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aye, for the King. 

Posted on Mon, 14 Nov 2022

aye, for the King. 

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Posted in King & Queens.

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Louix IX was disembowled, set

Posted on Mon, 14 Nov 2022

Louix IX was disembowled, set on fire and pulled apart by horses. He never tried to nick the monarch with a penknife again. 

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Posted in King & Queens.

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we forget the past at our

Posted on Sun, 06 Nov 2022

we forget the past at our peril. Already done, I'm afraid. 

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Posted in On Ainley Top Looking Down

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pain in the arse. If I hear a

Posted on Fri, 11 Nov 2022

pain in the arse. If I hear a connection and background noise, I cut them off before they start on their shite. 

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Posted in Life Insurance.

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the tally angel was busy with

Posted on Wed, 09 Nov 2022

the tally angel was busy with accounting. I guess we're not masters of our destiny, but we can do good things along the way as you have shown. Some people take the negatives. Trump, for example. There's nothing worth saving with the moron's moron...

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Posted in The Last Door

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