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I have 1203 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3327620 times and 1234 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1815 of my 15,901 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1865 votes

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Steelie 15

By celticman on Thu, 03 Apr 2025

The muffled rumble of trains arriving and departing, the continued hiss of steam escaping from locomotives follow them. Echoing announcements...

Noir

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forget me not

By celticman on Tue, 01 Apr 2025

Limb by limb they say In that ordinary way Heart, diabetes and lack of breath That means death Best keep yakking in that slow way So you won’t wander...

Nature

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Steelie 14

By celticman on Mon, 31 Mar 2025

Mole stands on the U-Bahn platform, his leg jiggling. The place reeks of sweat, damp woollen uniforms and thick coats pressed together, and the sour...

Noir

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Steelie 13

By celticman on Fri, 28 Mar 2025

Brodie snatched Sharon’s phone from her hand. She’d been smiling and checking her message. He’d read them too. Before handing her back the blank...

Noir

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Steelie 12

By celticman on Tue, 25 Mar 2025

The clack of the pool balls behind Sharon’s head, a metronome, marked the growing silence between them. ‘I better get back,’ she croaked, not really...

Noir

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I'm sure there's a metaphor

Posted on Wed, 27 Aug 2014

I'm sure there's a metaphor here. Spit it out.

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Posted in Spit Out the Bugs in Your Mouth

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Kicked up a gear. Her turning

Posted on Mon, 16 Jun 2014

Kicked up a gear. Her turning on him is good, but maybe express some of the doubts about Ian earlier. A kind of layering effect. His violence towards her is a good way of keeping it real.

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Posted in Ch26: Stolen July 12th part 2

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