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I have 1182 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2719104 times and 1208 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1672 of my 15,602 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1705 votes

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Jack O'Donnell

 

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Angel 56 (old wounds)

Angel had kept in touch with Bruno by phoning him. They skittered around where Tony was like two drunks trying to find loose change to pay for a...
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Angel 55 (advocate)

Angel’s mum had come to visit, but it hadn’t ended well. Stacey asked her to leave because Karen was blitzed and shouting abuse at anybody that came...
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Angel 54 (new deal)

Angel heard the shuffle of feet coming up the stairs. She could still taste fried food in the air and the dank smell of unwashed kiddie clothing...
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Angel 53 (baby-shaped hole)

When Angel woke it was still dark outside and, for a moment, she thought Jaz was coming to get her and she wondered where she was. It was the sounds...
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Angel 52 (compromise)

‘There’s nothing as cruel as folk,’ muttered Angel, kissing the tops of the twin’s heads and hugging them tight to her breasts. They didn’t let up...

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1672 of my comments have received 1705 Great Feedback votes

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The Passport Office has

Posted on Sat, 27 Aug 2022

The Passport Office has become more of a msytery in recnet times. 

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Posted in Magical Mystery Tour Part 5 : Mission Accomplished (Into the Liverpool Docklands!) by Alfred N.Muggins Section 1

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I'm not keen on Gordon either

Posted on Fri, 26 Aug 2022

I'm not keen on Gordon either. I like the way the backing staff are paid though 

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Posted in Thirteen Letters. Chapter Nine.

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beatiful young, glorious

Posted on Thu, 25 Aug 2022

beatiful young, glorious memory. 

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Posted in Gifted are our memories. by MarciaMarcia

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balance in life, as in nature

Posted on Wed, 24 Aug 2022

balance in life, as in nature, is the perfect foil. 

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Posted in What I Love

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they'll still be spinning

Posted on Tue, 23 Aug 2022

they'll still be spinning webs when we're gone. 

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Posted in WWW

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life is a lottery indeed. 

Posted on Tue, 23 Aug 2022

life is a lottery indeed. 

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Posted in The shells of life

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more complex with new life. 

Posted on Tue, 23 Aug 2022

more complex with new life. 

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Posted in Thirteen Letters. Chapter Eight.

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we all paint poems, I guess

Posted on Tue, 23 Aug 2022

we all paint poems, I guess words come that way too.

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Posted in Painted Poem. By MarciaMarcia

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we're good at building

Posted on Tue, 23 Aug 2022

we're good at building oursleves up and knocking ourselves down. The ethical worry of non-NHS NHS is a worry. But you've got enough to worry about. 

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Posted in Chemo 6

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Good question. I dnn't know

Posted on Tue, 23 Aug 2022

Good question. I dnn't know if it rains in heaven. What lies beyond the last breath? I'm not sure either. Factor in faith and the kindess of strangers? I'm not sure about that either. Many questions. Many answer. Multifaceted poem. 

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Posted in Does it Rain in Heaven?

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