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I have 1216 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3592611 times and 1252 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1912 of my 16,156 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1975 votes

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Ugly Puggly 44

By celticman on Tue, 28 Jun 2022

‘Och, alright,’ Ugly Puggly said. ‘The locks werenae up tae much. Just as you’d expect. They looked solid, but they’re chocolate. You could open up...

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Ugly Puggly 43

By celticman on Mon, 27 Jun 2022

‘The last time I was up here, it was my aunt’s funeral—and it always freezin’. I hadn’t brought a jacket and tried to rub some warmth into my arms. ‘...

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Ugly Puggly 42

By celticman on Fri, 24 Jun 2022

‘I’m gonnae nip oot to get a carry-oot,’ I said. ‘You want anythin?’ ‘Nah,’ Dave screwed up his face. ‘We need tae get this done.’ Ugly Puggly rubbed...

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Ugly Puggly 41

By celticman on Thu, 23 Jun 2022

I filled a mug with tap water. Drank it. Rinsed the mug and wandered through to the living room with Dave at my back. I took the seat near the window...

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Ugly Puggly 40

By celticman on Wed, 22 Jun 2022

I’d a fry-up for breakfast with all the works: mushroom, tomatoes and two potato scones. It was enough to sober me up. Not that I’d been drinking...

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ashes and dust. A reminder of

Posted on Fri, 18 Oct 2024

ashes and dust. A reminder of what we become. I remember that from Lent.

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Posted in Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - Clearing the loft

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handshaking etiquette was

Posted on Sun, 13 Oct 2024

handshaking etiquette was always a toughie and turned into handwringing techniques to master the truly awful. How we long for the simpler time when my da could punch the gaffer on a Friday and start a new job on the Monday. Not Linden. Fuck em....

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Posted in Linkedin Island

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Bus Pass knows best. A sad

Posted on Wed, 16 Oct 2024

Bus Pass knows best. A sad but simple truth.

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Posted in Bus Pass on a Treasure Island

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I enjoyed reading the Outrun.

Posted on Sat, 12 Oct 2024

I enjoyed reading the Outrun. Now it's a film, I'd quite like to watch. I think we've all gotten into the house, just ahead of the wind and rain and thanked whatever god we didn't believe in.

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Posted in Who Needs Orkney Anyway

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one of the lads..or lassies.

Posted on Fri, 11 Oct 2024

one of the lads..or lassies. Getting a gaffer's job was seen as moving up and moving out. A bit like getting married.

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Posted in It's Funny....

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I'd think Spellbound, which

Posted on Fri, 11 Oct 2024

I'd think Spellbound, which published Beastie, would consider it and would publish it. But you'd have to wait at least a year for publcation and perhaps longer. You'd face the same problem we all do. Writing the book is the easy part. Selling...

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Posted in Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - A day out

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