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I have 1118 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1680840 times and 1121 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1353 of my 14,603 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1383 votes

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Goatie 35

Another cop appeared juggling two steaming mugs of tea. He wore a short-sleeved shirt taut over a thick red neck and round ball face. He plonked a...
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Catching Up

Writing was not necessary No cause or even is Just something you did Made mistakes Learned to sneak away And play Games with different rules Grateful...
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Goatie 34

I was the only prisoner to get out of the van when we reached the Police Station at Clydebank. A car blocked the entrance so the van couldn’t reverse...
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Goatie 33

I was getting good at getting beaten up. I curled into a ball on the bed and let them hit me. Bounced about and squealed. That way you didn’t get hit...
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Goatie 32

I tried to save Jordan. Went through the motions of trying to block and unlock death. Pulled the wire of out his mouth and got a jolt that shook me,...

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1353 of my comments have received 1383 Great Feedback votes

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I couldn't get the riddle

Posted on Sat, 03 Feb 2024

I couldn't get the riddle either. I was thinking like an adult too. Mayfly, butterfly...keep the beauty moving. 

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Posted in "Unwanted Magic" 4

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wow, that's a bit of a

Posted on Mon, 29 Jan 2024

wow, that's a bit of a surprise. Thanks for reading guys. I wasn't sure it would get  cherried (unless, of course, I gave it one myself, as I've been known to do-- shhh). 

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Posted in Uncle John's Popemobile.

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cheers Jaques, all true. 

Posted on Mon, 29 Jan 2024

cheers Jaques, all true. 

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Posted in Uncle John's Popemobile.

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America is probably at war

Posted on Mon, 29 Jan 2024

America is probably at war with Iran, the Middle East, the world, but this lightens my mood. Great travel stories and some great bears. I'm not sure what the Scottish dialogue bit was meant to say? 

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Posted in The Man in the Iran Mosque

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we are the candles and the

Posted on Fri, 26 Jan 2024

we are the candles and the candle-holders 

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Posted in After the Snow

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well. we're warmer than

Posted on Sat, 20 Jan 2024

well. we're warmer than Bulgaria. A balmy 6 degrees. If it wasn't for the gale force wind and rain it would be breezy. Always good to see a fellow writer. 

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Posted in Sweaty

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the loud exaggerated kiss

Posted on Mon, 22 Jan 2024

the loud exaggerated kiss sounds like it shoud but somehow I'd keep an eye on Stu. He's too good to be true? 

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Posted in Parcel for you...Part 15

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cheers insert. A long time

Posted on Sat, 20 Jan 2024

cheers insert. A long time ago (2016) when we met. And you ran away back to London after dipping the till. Whoever would have thought a posh girl would have such long arms? 

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Posted in Sweaty

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The good news and the bad.

Posted on Sun, 21 Jan 2024

The good news and the bad. Good news first. Tyrus's tomb wasn't free. You owe me three million rial for belated entry fees. The bad news is the old joke about nose and feet. It's so funny I almost fell off my mule: اگر بینی شما دویده و پاهای شما...

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Posted in The Iran - Tie Rack War

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death is indeed death, yet

Posted on Sat, 20 Jan 2024

death is indeed death, yet your words rise above. 

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Posted in Pie

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