Ewan
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34 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3588545 times
and 1393 of my stories have been cherry picked.
432 of my 3,626 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 479 votes
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
My stories
For Whom The Bell Tolls (The Centre Seethes)
At The Bell, summoned by the toxic tocsin of click-bait, hot-take pseudo-politics, proud under flags and banners emblazoned with broken English...
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Friendship
Short. Image is free for non-commercial use, source flicker.com
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Test
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Put Out Fewer Flags
All too obvious, no doubt, but here it is anyway.
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3 oz of Insanity
Mine weighs 3 oz +/-. I'm sure it weighs heavier on us all.
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Congratulations, this is Pick of the Day Monday 16th March 2026
Posted on Sat, 14 Mar 2026
Short - anything but sweet - and very credible piece about something that must happen thousands of times a day.
[I must admit, I never even notice the signs and signals. (I might not be being sent any, of course)]
Anyway, that's...
Read full commentPosted in The Misunderstanding
Congratulations, this is today's Pick of the Day, 9th March 2023
Posted on Mon, 09 Mar 2026
No L-plates required here (see collection title for this piece). This is intriguing and deft poetry and that's why it's our Pick of the Day today. Do please share this on your SM, if you like it too.
Read full commentPosted in Inspiration point (IP) The Language of Flowers
Congratulations, this is today's Pick of the Day, 23rd Feb 2026
Posted on Mon, 23 Feb 2026
Well done, great to see some of your work on here again. As usual, different and thoughtful writing, and that's why it's today`s Pick Of The Day. Fellow ABCTalers please share on social media.
Read full commentPosted in Moment
Congratulations, this is today's Pick of the Day, 16th Feb 2026
Posted on Mon, 16 Feb 2026
Sometimes sentimental is good, sometimes lovely is the right word. Like here.
That's why this is our Pick of the Day.
Please share on your social media, ABCTalers.
Read full commentPosted in Enduring Love
Congratulations, this is today's Pick of the Day. 9 Feb 2026
Posted on Mon, 09 Feb 2026
Clever stuff and deftly done, that's why it's social media Pick of the Day.
Please share if you like it too.
Read full commentPosted in Relatively Speaking
It's a moot point,
Posted on Mon, 09 Feb 2026
because they claim intellectual and image rights. Yes, you can argue that it is no more theft than any collage is. However, The Hebrew University has far more financial - and therefore legal - clout than ABCTales. So I for one am very glad that...
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it's a massive shame,
Posted on Mon, 09 Feb 2026
Albert Einstein's image is one of the most ferociously guarded copyrights in the world. I'm certain that even your AI created image would contravene their copyright.
Read full commentOne of the TV ads using Einstein's image at the moment has a caption on...
Posted in Relatively Speaking
There are a lot
Posted on Tue, 09 Dec 2025
of Billys, just as there are many Musas, but the problem is the pretend Tommy and the all-too-real Nigel. Equally unforgivable is the belief at Auntie that "creative editing" is acceptable. Misinformation is the name of the game. So I don't (...
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Congratulations, This is today's Pick of the Day 1st Dec 2025
Posted on Mon, 01 Dec 2025
I suppose we take all take it as read that Turlough's 'Letter from Bulgaria', is funnier than Alastair Cooke's from America. In any case, this one is particularly diverting, not least because of the badinage in the comments. That's why it's...
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Splendid
Posted on Mon, 10 Nov 2025
... and that's all I have to say about that.
Read full commentPosted in Naming Tree
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