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I have 10 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 9921 times and 3 of my stories have been cherry picked.

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James Overton

My stories

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Warsaw rising survivor tells her story

From the agony of the Warsaw rising to hospitals in Africa, the story of Dr Eleanora Zaremba

Jean-Yves song

song about a rather annoying French friend. (tune: "Joleen")

public school rap

Song inspired by my chat with Michael who I met on train journey in India. We talked about my youth at public school. I hope to perform this and put it on u-tube someday.

Acrobatic baker risks being cooked

At the end, only the space right at the bottom, near the flames, is free. He dives right inside, feet sticking out above.Baking only takes five minutes or so. A lid is put on the "Torné" and Gia, pouring with sweat and red as a tomato, goes to rinse his head at the washbasin. (This item was published in "Georgian Times" English edition newspaper)

New friends at Qax

He was in the red army which took over Azerbaijan in the 1920's. He inherited this house from his own parents. When Stalin came to power, he was accused of being against the government. Muhammad demonstrates a machine gun gesture to indicate what happened next. "They took him away and shot him.

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