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I have 1124 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1721661 times and 1132 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1380 of my 14,704 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1415 votes

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Cloudy at the bar.

I was stuck on my usual perch, the high-stool in the Club Bar with my back to the Gent’s. Got for free the usual waft of warm humanity as the toilet...
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Cloudy MacLeod

Annie tiptoed through life as if something bad was going to happen. I used to watch and listen for her. She smelled of carbolic soap. That fresh...

creative writing for losers

Our creative writing class was full of the usual kind of beatific-faced losers. Most of them elderly. There was one girl with brown hair and bad skin...
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new dog for old

After his mum’s death Bob decided to get a dog. He’d been laid off after working for the same company for almost thirty years, his wife had left him...
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Ramadan

I’m trying to find a piece of paper with the dates of Ramadan on it. The Muslim religious festival. For those of you that know me, you’d be right on...
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1380 of my comments have received 1415 Great Feedback votes

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reminds me of Mrs Brown's

Posted on Wed, 13 Jul 2022

reminds me of Mrs Brown's Boys. I'd have went for the Toblerone too. 

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Posted in Bingo

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we're all surrealists

Posted on Tue, 12 Jul 2022

we're all surrealists sometimes. 

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Posted in St Agnes Head, 10.7.22

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Tolkiein knew his stuff and

Posted on Tue, 12 Jul 2022

Tolkiein knew his stuff and was a worldbuilder. 

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Posted in Alfred N.Muggins’ Response To Words Of Wisdom From Tolkien!

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it's a wow moment, Jenny.

Posted on Mon, 11 Jul 2022

it's a wow moment, Jenny. Sometimes it does take a lifetime of waiting. 

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Posted in Unexpected Guests

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Next week we [are]

Posted on Sat, 09 Jul 2022

Next week we [are]

puny is a good word. We all are. Keep writing. it out. 

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Posted in Chemo 2

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lots of love and good things 

Posted on Sat, 09 Jul 2022

lots of love and good things 

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Posted in The Trunk

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not sure. Nuclear war is a

Posted on Sat, 09 Jul 2022

not sure. Nuclear war is a possibllity. He's mentined it. His state media have mentioned it .Former President mentioned it 

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Posted in Jubilee by Alfred N.Muggins Part 5 : Return Of The King : Medievalism and Autocracy!

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ah, happy ending. Bah, humbug

Posted on Fri, 08 Jul 2022

ah, happy ending. Bah, humbug. 

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Posted in The Miracle of Maldon (Part Three of Three)

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we're all dosbodies now. 

Posted on Fri, 08 Jul 2022

we're all dog bodies now. 

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Posted in My First Job

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I watched the documentaries

Posted on Thu, 07 Jul 2022

I watched the documentaries about police corruption in London in the late sixties and seventies. With the prices of houses, you'd need to be on the game. This actually makes more sense than our government. 

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Posted in Smokescreen

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