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I have 1203 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3395126 times and 1234 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1827 of my 15,933 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1878 votes

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Steelie 6

He leaned forward, the ink from the Racing news and rough wood of the table digging into his forearms. A nimbus of light seemed to drift and spread...
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Steelie 5

Brodie’s breath smelled of stale whisky. He glinted at him with darkened eyes. ‘How did you know my mum’s name was Martha?’ The quarter-gill glass...
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Steelie 4

Steelie nudged him. ‘Get another round in. Tae even think of Cockeyed Bill’s stink’s making me boak.’ Brodie’s eyes felt heavy. He hadn’t drunk...
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Steelie 3

Brodie said, ‘Well, I’ll be off.’ His American accent no longer bugged Steelie. He warmed to it as he warmed to the troubled man. ‘I’ll no keep yae...
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Steelie 2

The big guy walked back with the drinks in his big hands in a stilted way as if he’d a book on top of his head and he was auditioning for America’s...
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1827 of my comments have received 1878 Great Feedback votes

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I'm glad they've both got a

Posted on Fri, 24 Apr 2026

I'm glad they've both got a friend, which is how believeable it was. 

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Posted in Tom All Alone 14 (iv)

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I'd guess lots of 5-year olds

Posted on Fri, 24 Apr 2026

I'd guess lots of 5-year olds couldn't tie their laces. I can't remember if I could. 

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Posted in Tom All Alone 14 (iii)

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I'm a fan Harry. You get it.

Posted on Thu, 23 Apr 2026

I'm a fan Harry. You get it. Whatever it was. 

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Posted in Tom All Alone 14 (ii)

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great stuff Harry. We dressed

Posted on Thu, 23 Apr 2026

great stuff Harry. We dressed much like you did to go to school Mum took us the first day. Then it was my sister (aged 7) who took me to school. Parents didn't come and get kids. No parked cars. No cars. 

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Posted in Tom All Alone 14 (i)

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wow, sense of release. They

Posted on Tue, 21 Apr 2026

wow, sense of release. They made it. Bree made it. 

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Posted in Ridgeline - Part Seventeen: Gray Light

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an interesting turn of events

Posted on Wed, 22 Apr 2026

an interesting turn of events. Believeable. Somebody is always caught on the hop. 

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Posted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (19)

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absent gods, indeed, but

Posted on Mon, 20 Apr 2026

absent gods, indeed, but words fill the voids. 

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Posted in The Expanse

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ah, the mystery of big foot

Posted on Sun, 19 Apr 2026

ah, the mystery of big foot or small foot or no footage. Wonderful story telling. 

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Posted in Ridgeline - Part Thirteen: From the Woods

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wow, it's all comng together

Posted on Sat, 18 Apr 2026

wow, it's all comng together in shock and awe. 

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Posted in Ridgeline - Part Twelve: The Light

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endings or beginings or both.

Posted on Fri, 17 Apr 2026

endings or beginings or both. Sacrifice of the pure and innocent. Had me thinking of the Epstein grimoire. 

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Posted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (18)

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