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I have 1122 stories published in
7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1714944 times
and 1127 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1379 of my 14,687 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1413 votes
My stories
coldest planet
I’d like to say something brainy Philosophise and unworldly wise But let me be blunt Fuck off ya snooty cunt Stay away You You’re no here to help But...
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tilly ho
Your private joy Is not a sweet boy A little girl To spill and entertain To show the world again What it is to be alive Lungs a hive of choices Tilly...
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anniversary of my death
I was away to nothing But not quite Not what you see The silent conspiracy Don’t poke your neb out Until his neb was in It was the toilets The silent...
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Black babies.
‘You’re a fibber, Alice O’Connor,’ Clarence said, holding her skipping ropes tightly. We stood facing each other in the backcourt, tenement windows...
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the weather forecast
I read The Herald ’s weather forecast as others would scry a chicken’s entrails after eating barbecue wings. Tomorrow will be dry, but your life will...
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nicely done, jenny.
Posted on Mon, 17 Aug 2020
nicely done, jenny.
Read full commentPosted in Thinking Out Loud
not sure I understand it, but
Posted on Mon, 10 Aug 2020
not sure I understand it, but hey, it feels right.
Read full commentPosted in Epiales
I didn't noitce the picture
Posted on Fri, 07 Aug 2020
I didn't noitce the picture of the eagle. Aha, blindsided, like Darren, and the eagle, I suppose. Good story.
Read full commentPosted in No Eagles Allowed
sad words Jenny, but there's
Posted on Fri, 07 Aug 2020
sad words Jenny, but there's love there and that's always good.
Read full commentPosted in Needing Hugs
I hope its memory foam and
Posted on Fri, 24 Jul 2020
I hope its memory foam and remembers not to confuse your head with your feet. Hope you feel better soonish.
Read full commentPosted in Self Help.
The horse slowed and, at
Posted on Thu, 23 Jul 2020
The horse slowed and, at times, stopped responding to prompts.[makes horses sound like computers] stopped responded to kicks, or spurs clawing at their frozen flanks - yeh, I got carred away.
Wind blew mini-murmurations of yellow leaves...
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luttered in soft symbiosis
Posted on Wed, 22 Jul 2020
luttered in soft symbiosis [sybiosis is the wrong word]
van outside to take her away (because she's a nut job) or something more? difficult balancing act, you've manage reality and unreality well. Keep movig.
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the intestines of novels are
Posted on Mon, 13 Jul 2020
the intestines of novels are always tricky, especially when you're eating and drinking and talking. Life can get messy. Words we can hide behind.
Read full commentPosted in Work Lunchbreak Flash, Alfresco at The Colonial Cafe
‘For Christ sake, the dog’s
Posted on Sun, 05 Jul 2020
‘For Christ sake, the dog’s giving birth on my bed. Don’t just stand there, bloody do something.’
A dog giving birth on a bed is a good opening, but to leave the voice unattributed, hanging, as the opening sentence is equivalent of opening...
Read full commentPosted in The Human Touch: Chapter One
when you're doing something,
Posted on Sun, 05 Jul 2020
when you're doing something, you're doing something else. you're being someone (else).
Read full commentPosted in Ironing, a woman's half hour
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