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I have 1182 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2678535 times and 1208 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1669 of my 15,594 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1702 votes

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Sooz 6

On a three hour train journey, with drink involved and money on the table, fights broke out with the frequency of barroom brawls in The High...
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Sooz 5

Better get goin’, or we’ll miss the train,’ Badger had to crane his neck to speak in Eddie’s ear. A DJ dressed as Elvis but wearing an orange wig appeared and he’d pumped the volume up, flinging in a medley of ABBA classics beginning with Winner Take it All and working his way back to Waterloo to get the girls dancing.
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Sooz 4

Groups of men stood near the walkways leading to the flight deck. Unshaven fellows with bleary eyes fooling about like young lads in thick boots and...
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Sooz 3

Fatty Patty got quite a reputation on the rig, and Eddie got the nickname Fast Eddie because he had to play detective. Track her down, pronto. Hose...
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Sooz2

Eddie sat on the top bunk with Fatty Patty spread out like an incontinence blanket with bumps. He’d a fag in his mouth and he scowled at the doll. ‘...

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1669 of my comments have received 1702 Great Feedback votes

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A very fruity tale you regale

Posted on Wed, 28 Jun 2023

A very fruity tale you regale us with. Pithy and so sweet. 

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Posted in The Jammy Tax Dodger

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mums were the gods. men..

Posted on Wed, 28 Jun 2023

mums were the gods. men...what do I know, where they go? 

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Posted in The Things Missed

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I've no idea where the body

Posted on Mon, 26 Jun 2023

I've no idea where the body is Jane. I guess I'll find out. I'm glad Prudential is good for something. 

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Posted in Goatie 13

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Bucketing here, Jenny. I

Posted on Tue, 27 Jun 2023

Bucketing here, Jenny. I spotted some rasberries this morning, Jenny. Can't really remember making jam. But I remember someone else's homemade. I also can't remember if blackberrie and rasberries are much the same, like brother and sister. Or is...

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Posted in Blackberry Moment

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Back in home turf: Barrow. I

Posted on Mon, 26 Jun 2023

Back in home turf: Barrow. I think you're on book three or four. I haven't read them. But I like Nash and hate Midsummer and Poirot. If he's watching that  no suprise he wants to kill himself. 

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Posted in Hush Hush Honeysuckle: Chapter 1

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sounds like quite an

Posted on Sun, 25 Jun 2023

sounds like quite an adventure. Most kids would jump at the chance. Jam or not. 

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Posted in The land of candy and lollipops

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discombubulating. And great

Posted on Fri, 23 Jun 2023

discombubulating. And great ending. Great story. An empathetic insight to why some things are more frightful than others. 

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Posted in Jam

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stoke v viennna. Stoke all

Posted on Fri, 23 Jun 2023

stoke v viennna. Stoke all day. 

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Posted in A Viennese Whirl

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never trust a politician.

Posted on Fri, 23 Jun 2023

never trust a politician. Jess of the Oaks has a bucolic charm, but we know...

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Posted in Waiting for the Flyers Part 13: Jess of the Oaks

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RIP. I haven't really been

Posted on Thu, 22 Jun 2023

RIP. I haven't really been following this story. But as you point out, it's not a story. It was human beings that died. 

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Posted in Suleman Dawood.

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