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I have 220 stories published in 6 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 522520 times and 243 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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Kevin Marman

Retired care worker, writer, memester, autist, dissenter.

I like people who not only think outside the box, but reshape the box into something else!

I've been writing since I was 10.  It's my sanctuary - though the structure often needs maintenance.  In 2015, at the grand age of 56, I was finally diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Condition (Asperger's).  I live alone with my cat, Daisy, my bicycle and lots of books.

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Tom All Alone (13)

By HarryC on Wed, 18 Feb 2026

Tom would come to think of those two weeks in Cornwall as some of the happiest times he'd known. All the places they visited - as mum had promised,...
Other Fiction
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Certificate PG
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Mistake

By HarryC on Sat, 14 Feb 2026

MISTAKE The paint’s chipped where you kicked the door shut that night - not in anger then, but the urgency of the moment: the surge that began with...
Love
Poem
Certificate PG
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A Trip to Dear Old Limerick...

By HarryC on Fri, 13 Feb 2026

A few of my old limericks! Image: mine There was an old prophet called Moses who didn’t like getting wet toeses. When he got to the sea he would part...
Humour
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Certificate PG
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Tom All Alone (12)

By HarryC on Thu, 12 Feb 2026

In August, dad borrowed a car from one of his mates at the pub for their two weeks' holiday. Next to Christmas, it was Tom's most exciting time of...
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Certificate PG
2 likes
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Tom All Alone (11)

By HarryC on Mon, 02 Feb 2026

The summer arrived with its long days and balmy, sometimes sticky evenings and nights. Things seemed more settled and relaxed in the summer. No need...
Other Fiction
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Certificate U
3 likes

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191 of my comments have received 210 Great Feedback votes

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Ha ha! And a killer put-down!

Posted on Tue, 02 Jun 2026

Ha ha! And a killer put-down! Brings back bad memories of fumbling dates.

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Yes, exactly. My parents

Posted on Tue, 26 May 2026

Yes, exactly. My parents weren't especially religious - but dad would never allow me to go out to play on Sundays, whereas our Catholic neighbour's kids were always allowed out. So I used to sit by the window and look out enviously at them...

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Thanks, Angus. These are the

Posted on Mon, 25 May 2026

Thanks, Angus. These are the sorts of thoughts and observations that have been in my head a lot recently, so I had a lot of nods of recognition. Lots of echoes and sad smiles.

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Thanks, Kat. It was arguing -

Posted on Thu, 21 May 2026

Thanks, Kat. It was arguing - and always about money, as I later found out. Dad, bless him, had problems with it. Drink and gambling. We had a lot of uncertainty and disruption. Some times, he'd go off for days and we wouldn't know where he was....

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Thanks, Claudine.

Posted on Thu, 21 May 2026

Thanks, Claudine.

I've been struggling with writing lately, and this short piece has taken weeks. I have an end in sight, but the closer I get, the harder it gets. Stirs stuff up, I suppose.

Thanks for the cherries! 

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Thanks, Claudine. That boy

Posted on Thu, 23 Apr 2026

Thanks, Claudine. That boy might well have been me! My first day was awful. In the end, I think they had to drag me in.

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Yes, it was optimistic -

Posted on Thu, 23 Apr 2026

Yes, it was optimistic - perhaps more so once the Cuban Missile Crisis was over. I was too young to know what it was about, but I remember mum saying how fearful everyone was - glued to the papers and the TV news. We had a black and white TV, too...

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Thanks, Marandina. Others

Posted on Thu, 23 Apr 2026

Thanks, Marandina. Others have mentioned the detail. I have to pull myself back a bit sometimes because I end up with pages of descriptive stuff like that. I think it's perhaps the lasting influence of reading Barry Hines' 'Kes' as a teen. I...

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One year, I got cast as the

Posted on Thu, 23 Apr 2026

One year, I got cast as the innkeeper. All I had to do was open a side door in the church when Mary and Joseph knocked, and point them along to the 'stable' in the nave. I was so terrified that I opened the door quickly, pointed my finger (nearly...

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Thanks, Kat. I'm afraid I've

Posted on Thu, 23 Apr 2026

Thanks, Kat. I'm afraid I've been out of action writing-wise for a few weeks now. Too pre-occupied with other stuff going on in the world. Starting to get a bit of focus back now.

I agree about Lux. It seemed to be shaped to turn easily in...

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