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7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 921662 times
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563 of my 12,157 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 577 votes
My stories
Hamish Murdoch 1964-2007
‘Hi-yah Hamish,’ the kids at the back lane used to shout at me as I wandered down off the canal path to buy a paper from the shop on Dumbarton Road...
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Davie McCallum 1971-
When Davie McCallum, aged 31, went missing on 28 th March 2003 his son David (junior) was aged five and about to start school. Now he’ll be twenty-...
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Benny Hagen
Press reports are structured like a triangle, the weight of information balanced on the first line. Nobody much called Benny Hagen, Bernard, until he...
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Jim Welsh (Largactil) 13/3/1964—6/10/2012.
I didn’t go to Jim Welsh’s funeral. I didn’t hear about it until later, and I think it was Sharpie that told me. I wasn’t upset, just sad about the...
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Tam McSwiggan
Tam McSwiggan 1961-2001 R.I.P. When Tam was born Rangers’s supporters in the enclosure rioted and tore down the green, red, and white flag at Ibrox...
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a vision I can recognise.
Posted on Sat, 23 Jan 2021
a vision I can recognise.
Read full commentPosted in Wootton Village
sea spirit guides us all, not
Posted on Fri, 22 Jan 2021
sea spirit guides us all, not all, but you, certainly.
Read full commentPosted in To a Lone Sailor
magically evoked, if we
Posted on Fri, 15 Jan 2021
magically evoked, if we turned into a tree what bitter fruits would we?
Read full commentPosted in Apple Tree
we are indeed on the edge of
Posted on Tue, 12 Jan 2021
we are indeed on the edge of colour, especially as we get older.
Read full commentPosted in The Edge of Colour
this is a beautiful story. I
Posted on Sat, 09 Jan 2021
this is a beautiful story. I said that the last time and I echo it here. brilliant
Read full commentPosted in Last Things
always check where you're
Posted on Thu, 07 Jan 2021
always check where you're being kidnapped to insert. Yes. It features in every story so far.
Read full commentPosted in Tam McSwiggan
great opening, bit rushed in
Posted on Fri, 08 Jan 2021
great opening, bit rushed in the end. dead cat mystery resolved. enjoyed reading.
Read full commentPosted in The Dead Cat
The woman led Mary to an
Posted on Sat, 02 Jan 2021
The woman led Mary to an empty table, and pointed to one side, then sat at the other. Mary sat on one side table, the long haired woman on the other side.
Needs another few drafts. The above sentence is an example. Get it down first if...
Read full commentPosted in part 3 (redrafted)
yeh, I want nick nick and the
Posted on Tue, 05 Jan 2021
yeh, I want nick nick and the shirts too.
Read full commentPosted in Sacred Shirts (2)
flower-scented dreams are
Posted on Thu, 31 Dec 2020
flower-scented dreams are usually a blessing (well, in my book) as this is.
Read full commentPosted in Symphony Of Emotions
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