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I have 1974 stories published in 34 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2141578 times and 1281 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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Ewan Lawrie

The picture is me signing copies of my novel, Gibbous House at Unbound Books HQ in Islington by the canal.
All three Moffat novels are available here

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Afternoons Without Spoons

Entered in a poetry competition more than 10 years ago. I think it came 2nd last. I've just found it again. Perhaps you'd prefer it if I hadn't. Image author's own, made at canva.com using a collage technique.

I'm Afraid of AI

Well I am. Image made at Canva.com
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Tracks

It's bad stuff. No known copyright issue for image.
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Cheers

Another gone. Per Ardua Ad Astra, Blue skies.
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357 of my comments have received 385 Great Feedback votes

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And to you

Posted on Wed, 20 Dec 2023

 AND the fellow in The Adventuring Hat. I hope his adventures are more Andersen than Grimm.

Tks,as always, for reading.

E x

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Posted in Hats

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Congratulations! This is our Pick of the Day 5th December 2023

Posted on Tue, 05 Dec 2023

  Well done, multum in parvo indeed. As Insert pointed out, jacket pockets as advent calendar is some conceit. Marvellous.

Please, would all members share on whatever Social Media they use?

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Extra big helping

Posted on Tue, 05 Dec 2023

  of your splendid diary - "eafily af good af Famuel Pepyf" Mrs Pepys.

Erm... I am probably being dim, but since прия́телка in Russian is a slightly more formal 'Gal Pal', is your lovely partner appearing pseudonymously?

NO! Don't...

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Congratulations! This is our Pick of the Day 24 Nov 2023

Posted on Thu, 23 Nov 2023

 Chilling and matter of fact at once, in a poem too!

Congratulations on being our Pick of the Day.

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Speaking of US/UK

Posted on Tue, 21 Nov 2023

 continuity. although Dulux is a US brand of paint too, did they ever use the Old English Sheepdog as part of their branding? The Dulux Dog was used in campaigns in AUS and NZ, but I don't think it was in the States.

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E x

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Fine,

Posted on Thu, 23 Nov 2023

chewily satisfying, language. Like the best renderings of the macabre, it is very matter of fact.

You have a typo improbably vice improbable in second stanza line 9.

Good poem.

E x

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Posted in Genius Loci

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Congratulations! This is our Pick of the Day 30th October 2023

Posted on Mon, 30 Oct 2023

Well done, glad to see you are carrying on with this.

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Chemo is awful,

Posted on Mon, 23 Oct 2023

 but it's better than the alternative. That said, anyone who is faced with a second or third round of chemotherapy in the event of a recurrence of disease, is entitled to opt for whatever is the best for them. My wife's aunt couldn't face her...

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Congratulations! This is our Pick of the Day 17th October 2023

Posted on Tue, 17 Oct 2023

 This 3rd part of an ongoing piece of writing is our pick of the day.
Please retweet/post and/or share fellow ABCTalers, so it gets the audience it deserves.

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I do like this

Posted on Tue, 17 Oct 2023

 ingenious and matter-of-fact.

I'm willing to bet by the time your narrator gets her man-bot programmed it'll be a woman. (Joking!)

Keep going

E x

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Posted in 'Parcel for you..' Part 3

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