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I have 811 stories published in
7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 658811 times
and 752 of my stories have been cherry picked.
418 of my 12,034 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 428 votes
My stories
Angel 45 (mercy)
Sunlight filtered through the vertical blinds, the room bright and airy, Angel yawned. The night-shift guard, who introduced herself as Sarah, was...
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Angel 44 (birth)
The midwife made sporadic visits over the weeks and months and she’d told Angel there was nothing to worry about, which was worrying itself. Angel...
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Angel 43 (midwife)
Carla had been chatting, fag in her hand, the debris of breakfast on the table. Angel mentioned that she was to see the midwife that day. ‘Fuck sake...
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Angel 42 (return ticket)
While Mickey was out, scratching around looking for a bit of dope and visiting one of the other prisoners in their cell, Angel tried writing a letter...
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Angel 41 (Lisa's)
During visiting hours, when Angel was downstairs, staff had taken Lisa away. Her cellmate seemed so happy when they had burgers and chips for lunch,...
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a chapbook of wise sayiings,
Posted on Tue, 06 Nov 2018
a chapbook of wise sayiings, I foolishly enjoyed reading. keep writing.
Read full commentPosted in Scattered Wounds: I should like to understand myself properly before it is too late
embarrassment {another flush
Posted on Mon, 29 Oct 2018
embarrassment {another flush of embracement at this} so many parents have Alzheimer's I'm sure there's more than a few who'd happily choke them too.
Read full commentPosted in A Weekend with Family
maybe, but often they don't
Posted on Mon, 29 Oct 2018
maybe, but often they don't get it.
Read full commentPosted in ORPHAN BOY
we're all trying to get on to
Posted on Sun, 28 Oct 2018
we're all trying to get on to a better path. Keep writing.
Read full commentPosted in Gift: A Son's Story (short extract 3)
rainbows are majestic, but
Posted on Sun, 28 Oct 2018
rainbows are majestic, but you need to be looking up. You were and are.
Read full commentPosted in Gift: A Son's Story (short extract 3)
conspiracy theories are great
Posted on Fri, 26 Oct 2018
conspiracy theories are great for uniting people. when common sense tells you soomething you've got to look again, but the lies people tell themselves are the most insidious of all. If we turn around the popular jib we use with politicians, 'why...
Read full commentPosted in Is This True?
anywhere is good, somewhere
Posted on Thu, 25 Oct 2018
anywhere is good, somewhere is better, you've taken us somewhere special.
Read full commentPosted in Out of Season
slipped, like an oyster, I
Posted on Wed, 24 Oct 2018
slipped, like an oyster, I like that.
Read full commentPosted in Weep Till Forever
captivating and carries the
Posted on Sun, 21 Oct 2018
captivating and carries the glory of the world.
Read full commentPosted in clues
nice one, and finished with a
Posted on Thu, 18 Oct 2018
nice one, and finished with a question. Did the durnk lady make the plane? Answers on a postcard.
Read full commentPosted in First Impressions
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