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I have 1122 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1717574 times and 1128 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1379 of my 14,688 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1413 votes

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Angel 17 (Wotsits)

‘Where you going?’ Angel asked when Pizza Face started the car the following night. ‘Going?’ he took his foot off the clutch. ‘I never really thought...
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Angel 16 (second base)

Pizza Face waited religiously for Angel parked in his Jaguar every night and weekends before work. The main roads and backroads they’d travelled like...
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Angel 15 (return of Kimmie)

Kimmie’s cat’s-eyes makeup was smudged. She hopped and skipped in front of Angel in a pale blue, zip-up hooded top and gripped the top of her denims...
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Angel 14 (getting to first base)

‘Sorry, I was delayed,’ said Angel as she stepped into the car and pulled her seatbelt on. She sniffed and turned her head away, looking back at the...
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Angel 13 (mum and Mattie)

The living room door was open. ‘Can I have a word, m’lady?’ Karen leaned sideways in her armchair, almost knocking over an overflowing glass ashtray...

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1379 of my comments have received 1413 Great Feedback votes

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I like your meditation. 

Posted on Sun, 26 Sep 2021

I like your meditation. 

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Posted in River Of Awareness

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time waits for no man, indeed

Posted on Thu, 23 Sep 2021

time waits for no man, indeed. Flora and fauna they are a diffrent beast. 

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Posted in Giant Redwoods

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I guess that's the difference

Posted on Wed, 22 Sep 2021

I guess that's the difference. I didn't dream about being a journallist. Or going to university. We just fell off the end of school and whatever was there. And it wasn't much. Job Creatiion. Don't knock it, I loved it. Met some great guys. Didn't...

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Posted in Move Away, Jimmy Blue

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All Hallow and Holy indeed.

Posted on Sun, 19 Sep 2021

All Hallow and Holy indeed. It does feel like the end of the year, with daylight disappearing. I guess I should be used to it be now. 

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Posted in Autumn

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I guess the truth is in the

Posted on Sun, 19 Sep 2021

I guess the truth is in the pudding. 

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Posted in Jenny's Pies

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great story. 

Posted on Fri, 17 Sep 2021

great story. 

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Posted in Ghosts (Part Two)

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nice surprise, but not of the

Posted on Fri, 17 Sep 2021

nice surprise, but not of the good kind, at the end. 

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Posted in Ghosts (Part One)

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aye, funny to think, in an

Posted on Sat, 11 Sep 2021

aye, funny to think, in an unfunny way, Ireland's population was once 8 million. This ends here, bet it doesnae. 

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Posted in Troubles

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the mirage is the mirror to a

Posted on Tue, 14 Sep 2021

the mirage is the mirror to a larger hunger. 

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Posted in Hunger

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I guess we're all galactic

Posted on Sat, 11 Sep 2021

I guess we're all galactic travellers, especially on the A29. 

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Posted in The highwayman

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