celticman
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7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2916961 times
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1707 of my 15,738 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1744 votes
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what comes after Christmas.
Carl sucked on his teeth but didn’t say anything when the camper van parked in their street. The neighbours would squabble about it soon enough...
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silent as need be
Rain battered down. A give-and-take. They walked side-by-side, silent as need be. They crossed Kilbowie Road, watching for traffic, listening for the...
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Awake
Almost the worst thing A face that no longer speaks Warfarin and medical wattle One that makes you weep Sloshing around is somebody No need for an...
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claptrap
Collecting a plastic medal on his 30 th anniversary. Clenched teeth and a rictus smile. The backslapping goodness of them all. Dry lips. Missing God...
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Renaissance.
So it must have been after the birth of the Ku Klux Klan In the first, bright light, the spellbound hugged themselves In their fields of late-cropped...
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ah, girl's and pretty faces.
Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2025
ah, girl's and pretty faces. The pain. The pain.
Read full commentPosted in Prophesy - The Immortal Witch (6)
I remember none of that, but
Posted on Mon, 01 Sep 2025
I remember none of that, but I enjoyed the ride.
Read full commentPosted in My first new beginning
Danger stranger. The rise of
Posted on Sat, 30 Aug 2025
Danger stranger. The rise of Reform on a racist wave does not bode well.
Read full commentPosted in For Whom The Bell Tolls (The Centre Seethes)
I'd heard of Django because
Posted on Sun, 17 Aug 2025
I'd heard of Django because of a quiz answer, Jim Can Of Lager whispered. He was a fan. Both are departed. I've never heard Django's music or from Jim Can Of Lager since. Both are dead. Which makes keeping in touch more difficult. Good name for a...
Read full commentPosted in Django, Gitáno Gitaristo (Django, Gypsy Guitarist)
murmur of grace, indeed.
Posted on Mon, 25 Aug 2025
murmur of grace, indeed.
Read full commentPosted in When All Seems Lost
we do what we do cause we do
Posted on Mon, 25 Aug 2025
we do what we do cause we do (Jack)
Read full commentPosted in Lit
gulls as beggars, beggars
Posted on Tue, 05 Aug 2025
gulls as beggars, beggars belief. I hope we see that chink of light.
Read full commentPosted in before Floris
mesemerising. I'd always had
Posted on Wed, 06 Aug 2025
mesemerising. I'd always had the devil down as a smoker. Now I know.
Read full commentPosted in The Last Temptation of Kieran Murphy
sweet spot, indeed. perfect.
Posted on Mon, 28 Jul 2025
sweet spot, indeed. perfect. If there is such a thing, when the stories run weird.
Read full commentPosted in The Watchers In The Walls
know the feeling, well.
Posted on Sun, 27 Jul 2025
know the feeling, well.
Read full commentPosted in Sunday afternoon
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