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I have 60 stories published in
5 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 64959 times
and 52 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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Mumbo Jumbo Island
Emerson Aldous woke up in a daze. He was on his back, laying in the swash of a sandy, tropical beach. Thin sheets of salt water were lapping all...
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George George and Mimi (Briefly) Tour the World
This is a follow-up to The Otherworldly Visitor of Oscaloo. Click here to read that story! ~*~ It was a rare sight for the Mona Lisa : The backs of...
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Ol' Rickety (Part 2)
Diggory remained idled at the curb for a minute or two, just gawking at that green button. It was boggling his mind how he couldn’t have noticed it...
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Ol' Rickety (Part 1)
Diggory Kade was a 56-year-old cabdriver with the face of a trout and the voice of a bullfrog—at least according to many of his patrons. Some of them...
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A Tribute to a Formerly Unknown Artist
A 61-year-old from Sacramento sported slicked back hair and a pencil thin mustache. He’d never admit it to anyone, but he borrowed that look directly...
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Nice rhyming and it seems so
Posted on Thu, 06 Jan 2022
Nice rhyming and it seems so true, describing the aftermath of Christmas! I liked quite a few of your lines but especially the last one.
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Fascinating day, one I also
Posted on Thu, 06 Jan 2022
Fascinating day, one I also never knew existed! I like your line "And winking at girls. They've no doubt / Ye're a dirty lazy drunken lout."
Read full commentPosted in For Yer Women, the Women
I had a minor argument with
Posted on Wed, 05 Jan 2022
I had a minor argument with my wife about taking our tree down too early! But I...
Read full commentPosted in Offences Against The Christmas Spirit (A list of crimes and offences against the sacred Spirit of Christmas) by Mr Alfred N.Muggins
This is so wonderful! I'm not
Posted on Wed, 05 Jan 2022
This is so wonderful! I'm not sure I'll ever get to visit this place, but your poem lets me imagine what it is like. Really such a beautiful, evocative poem!
Read full commentPosted in Ynys Wydryn (Glastonbury Tor)
I have one cat! Had to get a
Posted on Tue, 04 Jan 2022
I have one cat! Had to get a Balinese since my wife is allergic to most breeds of cats. She grew up with a boxer dog and they are completely nuts chasing each other across the house. Then I go upstairs when it is time for a break from work and...
Read full commentPosted in Priyatelka, Turlough and the House of Cats
This is a really nice read. I
Posted on Mon, 03 Jan 2022
This is a really nice read. I enjoyed it. You write exceptionally well! -Michael
Read full commentPosted in "Willow's Tail" 23
I also enjoyed reading this
Posted on Mon, 03 Jan 2022
I also enjoyed reading this quite a bit. I am definitely curious to know more about Sally! Excellent stuff.
Read full commentPosted in THE FIRST ANGEL
Excellent piece. I feel like
Posted on Sun, 02 Jan 2022
Excellent piece. I feel like I've visited the place you describe before. It's extremely evocative and brilliantly written... really among my favorite poems I've read on ABCtales lately if mainly because it reminds me so much of exploring...
Read full commentPosted in Railway Tracks, Laughter & Spiders
It's been almost a whole year
Posted on Sun, 02 Jan 2022
It's been almost a whole year since my last drink and I don't miss it! Spending my free time writing wasn't possible for me for a while. I loved your piece though, especially the line "Irish whiskey for my panic attacks when I thought the world...
Read full commentPosted in Keeping Teeth and Kidneys for Beginners
There's usually quite a bit
Posted on Fri, 31 Dec 2021
There's usually quite a bit of excitement for me when the new year comes, and I like the optimistic way you describe it. Excellent poem!
Read full commentPosted in Embracing New Year
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