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I have 1195 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3186421 times and 1223 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1780 of my 15,970 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1822 votes

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Steelie 8

‘Right, that’s it,’ growled DI Griffin. ‘You’ve taken the piss wance too often. I’m taking you in.’ He muttered to himself while searching behind his...
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Cherry

Steelie 7

‘Ur there any spirits wae us?’ Steelie’s voice barely more than a whisper. The planchette shivered, and pieces of cardboard marked with letter and...
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Steelie 6

He leaned forward, the ink from the Racing news and rough wood of the table digging into his forearms. A nimbus of light seemed to drift and spread...
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Steelie 5

Brodie’s breath smelled of stale whisky. He glinted at him with darkened eyes. ‘How did you know my mum’s name was Martha?’ The quarter-gill glass...
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Steelie 4

Steelie nudged him. ‘Get another round in. Tae even think of Cockeyed Bill’s stink’s making me boak.’ Brodie’s eyes felt heavy. He hadn’t drunk...
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1780 of my comments have received 1822 Great Feedback votes

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It used to be acceptable to

Posted on Thu, 26 Feb 2026

It used to be acceptable to call 'Tory scum'. 'Reform scum' are sailing on the same boat. Monopolising the ideas of efficiency and fairness. Oh, how the Tories run. To think how the Americans used to come here to find out how to run a health...

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Posted in Thanks Clem!...Sorry about The Queue

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strange vibe, which is good

Posted on Fri, 27 Feb 2026

strange vibe, which is good for once. Like Cardomon Sorbet? 

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Posted in Purple Mountain - Part 3

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nice take on IP, and life,

Posted on Sat, 21 Feb 2026

nice take on IP, and life, generally. 

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Posted in Recipe for My Daughter

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aye. could happen. did happen

Posted on Fri, 20 Feb 2026

aye. could happen. did happen. maybe. 

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Posted in His Running Top

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new world order sounds

Posted on Fri, 20 Feb 2026

new world order sounds remarkably like the old. 

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Posted in Welcome to the New World (with musical accompaniment!)

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it's got the feeling of

Posted on Wed, 18 Feb 2026

it's got the feeling of revolution and revelation. 

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Posted in The Less Miserables Learn a Flip (1)

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a world away and you've

Posted on Wed, 18 Feb 2026

a world away and you've brought it here today. well done. 

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Posted in Tom All Alone (13)

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too soft for the contest. too

Posted on Tue, 17 Feb 2026

too soft for the contest. too bright to care. 

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Posted in Shadow Boxers in A Back Street

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I hope the grimmoire insn't

Posted on Tue, 17 Feb 2026

I hope the grimmoire insn't in Brummie or we're all fucked? 

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Posted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (10)

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Not a cat and dog kind of

Posted on Tue, 17 Feb 2026

Not a cat and dog kind of story, but reminds me of some loch ness longings. But it might just have been a tea-towel I owned. 

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Posted in Auntie Nessie

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