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I have 1182 stories published in
7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2653243 times
and 1207 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1662 of my 15,575 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1694 votes
My stories
You and Me—forever—Anne.
You and Me—forever—Anne. Anne kept her eyes shut and waited for her number to be called. A whiff of cigarettes made her grimace, even though it was a...
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Penthouse
‘Awright lads,’ Cooper’s da was bald with a booming voice. He shouted a derisory greeting as we dodged furniture in the living room. He’d the comfy...
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JOHN MCLACHLAN (Kojak) 1962-2011
Tony Quinn opened the living-room window and shouted me into Kojak’s house on Lilac Avenue. It had one of those boxy silver wheelchair ramps taking...
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The Reckoning
Their turf roof sunk into the sides and the hut staggered like a drunken soldier. It stood out from the others because it lay on the knob of earth...
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Remember Me As I Was.
Oatmeal for breakfast on a Monday, served lukewarm or cold. I chewed slowly, the plastic tray on his lap as I sat on my bunk. Grey food, slop, you...
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I think your team will win.
Posted on Sat, 22 Jul 2023
I think your team will win.
Read full commentPosted in Ride a White Horse to Banbury Cross! By Alfred N.Muggins Part 1
a delight, apart from Jacob
Posted on Fri, 21 Jul 2023
a delight, apart from Jacob-Rees Mogg, obviously.
Read full commentPosted in Our Man in Golubac
I'll put off the place of
Posted on Wed, 19 Jul 2023
I'll put off the place of rest, as for the rest you've covered it.
Read full commentPosted in In A Place Of Respite
a fish could become a dragon
Posted on Mon, 17 Jul 2023
a fish could become a dragon--could happen. You made it happen.
Read full commentPosted in Dragon Gate
I'm reading about Babi Yar. A
Posted on Mon, 17 Jul 2023
I'm reading about Babi Yar. A different kind of obssession with food. But we all need to eat. That's what makes us human as you show with a nice slice of humour.
Read full commentPosted in Shadowy Visions Of The Past
living beyond is often beyond
Posted on Sat, 08 Jul 2023
living beyond is often beyond imaginatioin. Well done for taking us there.
Read full commentPosted in (This Life) Part 10 – Chapter 1: The Dream Catcher’s Tale
Enjoyed your poem. I'm no
Posted on Wed, 12 Jul 2023
Enjoyed your poem. I'm no archeologist, but I've often heard the theory of Red Castle is becasue running out of grey paint castle is too much of a mouthful, in Welsh or Scot's.
Read full commentPosted in Castell Coch (Red Castle)
I thought it was a goat.
Posted on Tue, 11 Jul 2023
I thought it was a goat.
Read full commentPosted in Every Picture Tells A Story
brids are beauty in action,
Posted on Tue, 04 Jul 2023
brids are beauty in action, as you show.
Read full commentPosted in It's Too Late For Things Missed
if I'd be writing this I'd
Posted on Fri, 07 Jul 2023
if I'd be writing this I'd have made your dad dying as a hoax to get you home. Reality. That's a different story. Wonderful storytelling.
Read full commentPosted in Miss Australia 1978 – Part Four of Four
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