celticman
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7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2611634 times
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the lost manuscript 2
He didn’t set out to be a slob. It was just easier not to care in a flat-footed way to wear the same clothes until they were like twins with an...
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the lost manuscript.
A self-confessed failure at writing. It made it easier if anybody asked, but they never did. Kittiwakes and guillemots were an orchestra for Damien’s...
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Atrocious
The phone rang. I was reading up in a cupboard. In the hallway, at the top of the stairs. It was full of books, and I’ve a lamp and desk, but it...
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After the Wedding.
We arrived tired and late at the hotel. Rush hour traffic on the M8. Tailbacks. Too few petrol stations and endless road blocks scoured what was left...
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the claimant.
That morning, a husband and wife team—physiotherapist and psychologist—shot him a glance in the stairwell. Dr Sim always took the stairs. He knew...
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starter for ten. great
Posted on Fri, 23 May 2025
starter for ten. great imagery and suspense. Ends with a bang.
Read full commentPosted in POSTAGE
sad, in many ways, so few
Posted on Wed, 14 May 2025
sad, in many ways, so few places like Windchimes and that's the last of respite care. I've been thinking of the arguement for Assisted Dying (which I'm broadly in favour of) but I've little doubt for the disabled and neurodiverse there will be...
Read full commentPosted in The Rest of My Life: Windchimes
lifting the lid, indeed. what
Posted on Fri, 16 May 2025
lifting the lid, indeed. what a life.
Read full commentPosted in Without Wheels
Motorbiking rather than
Posted on Sat, 10 May 2025
Motorbiking rather than docility. good ending.
Read full commentPosted in Your child will remember this day forever
when life is slow we've
Posted on Sun, 11 May 2025
when life is slow we've nowhere to go, but back to ourselves.
Read full commentPosted in On Godrevy Beach
I'm not a great man to ask
Posted on Thu, 08 May 2025
I'm not a great man to ask about music, or things in general. Dreampop. Sounds like my kinda sound, not that I listen, which is often the best way.
Read full commentPosted in That's Dream Pop
tics all the boxes. Blondie
Posted on Wed, 07 May 2025
tics all the boxes. Blondie was always great to look at. I'm not sure she could actually sing, live?
Read full commentPosted in The Fish on the Hill
I guess Spencer will be a
Posted on Tue, 06 May 2025
I guess Spencer will be a houseman. 61 parts, I'd guess 85 000 words. Book size...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for You - Part 61 (the end)
Will Cedric unravel? Or will
Posted on Tue, 06 May 2025
Will Cedric unravel? Or will Spencer save the day?
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for You - Part 60
Ivy gives me the icks. But
Posted on Thu, 01 May 2025
Ivy gives me the icks. But you've locked words in stone.
Read full commentPosted in Triumphant Folly In The Park
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