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I have 1183 stories published in
7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2758601 times
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1679 of my 15,622 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1713 votes
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what comes after Christmas 3
The basement smelt damp and faintly of pee. A knot grew in Carl’s gut. He hurried with Naama in his arm. He was a wee man and she was no weight at...
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what comes after Christmas 2
Carl grew so weary sitting beside her bed his shoulders were mudflats. It seemed so long ago. He couldn’t remember how it came to this. The world...
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Pick Up
Almost home. Angel hurried up in the hill at Byron Street, pulling her coat tighter around her flowery Boots' blouse, the high winds catching in her...
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what comes after Christmas.
Carl sucked on his teeth but didn’t say anything when the camper van parked in their street. The neighbours would squabble about it soon enough...
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silent as need be
Rain battered down. A give-and-take. They walked side-by-side, silent as need be. They crossed Kilbowie Road, watching for traffic, listening for the...
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mesemerising. I'd always had
Posted on Wed, 06 Aug 2025
mesemerising. I'd always had the devil down as a smoker. Now I know.
Read full commentPosted in The Last Temptation of Kieran Murphy
sweet spot, indeed. perfect.
Posted on Mon, 28 Jul 2025
sweet spot, indeed. perfect. If there is such a thing, when the stories run weird.
Read full commentPosted in The Watchers In The Walls
know the feeling, well.
Posted on Sun, 27 Jul 2025
know the feeling, well.
Read full commentPosted in Sunday afternoon
we pluck what we can from the
Posted on Sun, 27 Jul 2025
we pluck what we can from the ether. You pluck poetry.
Read full commentPosted in A Poet's Greek Mythology
I feel the sweep of something
Posted on Wed, 23 Jul 2025
I feel the sweep of something sinister and that's no prophesy.
Read full commentPosted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (4)
rhyme is cruel, rhyme is
Posted on Sat, 19 Jul 2025
rhyme is cruel, rhyme is right, that's what I learnt at school. I unlearnt it too. Marking time with geese like you.
Read full commentPosted in After the Geese
spider alert. Better than
Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2025
spider alert. Better than spiderman.
Read full commentPosted in The Irritating Gentleman (part two)
Love the transition, Hayley
Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2025
Love the transition, Hayley being talked down to and then taking charge- in an omnious way. I wonder what she plans to do with the irritating man.
Read full commentPosted in The Irritating Gentleman (part one)
makes sense out of nonsense.
Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2025
makes sense out of nonsense.
Read full commentPosted in 3 oz of Insanity
tigers are killers, man has
Posted on Thu, 10 Jul 2025
tigers are killers, man has little chance but in our dreams perhaps we can escape before we wake?
Read full commentPosted in I Dreamt of Tigers
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