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I have 149 stories published in one collection on the site.
My stories have been read 197005 times and 162 of my stories have been cherry picked.
94 of my 681 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 103 votes

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Kevin Marman

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.  Over the last twenty or so years, I've won some writing prizes for short fiction, poetry and playwriting.  In 2013, I published my first novel, 'In the Day'.  Looking at it now, I can see all sorts of things I would change - but I suppose that shows progress.  I also have a collection of short fiction, 'Sacred Shirts', which was published in 2024.

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, and lots of books.

My stories

Cherry

Taking Care 3 (i)

Day One at Remus Lodge - my first day of working in care... I knocked at the front door and Malcolm answered. Instead of inviting me in, he stepped...
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Test # 1

Here is a hypothetical newspaper headline with one word missing. Please insert into the blank space whichever of the words you are happiest with. '...

Water Palaver!

A tale of our times... (Image: mine) The place where I work is just behind the main water reservoir for the town. The concrete 'mushroom' water tower...
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Cherry

Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - 'Memories' (ii)

(continued from (i))... I stepped out of the shop and walked along the High Street towards the supermarket. I was dazed - my eyes fixed ahead as I...
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Cherry

Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - 'Memories' (i)

Another excerpt from my memoir of my time as mum's full-time carer. Something drastic happens... Another thing mum had taken up in her retirement was...
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94 of my comments have received 103 Great Feedback votes

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A fine piece of folklore, it

Posted on Tue, 18 Jan 2022

A fine piece of folklore, it sounds!

'I suspect it's the Reverend Ian Paisley.'

Hahaha!  Never! Never! Never!

This made me smile this morning

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Posted in Poking James MacGuigan’s Pig

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I don't think it is our

Posted on Sat, 15 Jan 2022

I don't think it is our decision.  I don't think we have any say in the matter.  It's just the way it works.  The rich can get away with whatever they like.  The poor just have to put up with it.  Because they have no power.  Not even at the...

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Posted in Money - some context

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Posted on Sat, 15 Jan 2022

Bring your own suitcase!

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Posted in Money - some context

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Well said, Di!

Posted on Sat, 15 Jan 2022

JC was routinely denounced as a Marxist - usually by people who've never read a word of Marx, and perpetuate the usual misunderstandings and misinformation about him.  'Look at the Soviet Union.  Look at North Korea.'  Okay, yeah... look at them...

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Posted in Big Man Up Front

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Hi Jane

Posted on Sun, 02 Jan 2022

Reading this story this morning has made my day!  I'm self-isolating at the moment, trying to focus on things other than Facebook (just deactivated from there at last - one addiction I can do without now!), so thought it was time to get back to...

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Posted in Five Other People Are Looking At This Item

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Enjoyed this

Posted on Tue, 28 Dec 2021

It reminded me of years gone by, when I had a huge collection of pencils and notepads - and used them!  Not used a pencil in ages.  Perhaps it's good to get back to basics.

I never really understood the HB, 4B, 2B stuff, mind.

I...

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Posted in BBBB

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Loved it!

Posted on Mon, 27 Dec 2021

Hi Rich,

As you know, I'm a fan of John McNulty.  You're a worthy successor.  I love reading short pieces like this.  Great characters, slices of life - and lines to kill for:

To Whosit,

For your consideration....

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Posted in Chasing Down the Holidays

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Thank you all!

Posted on Sun, 26 Dec 2021

I'm so grateful for your comments, folks.  They mean a lot, truly.  To be honest, I haven't really been able to focus on writing or reading since the Covid crisis began.  It's had a huge impact on my mental health.  However, I recently got a...

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Posted in An Undertaking

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Yeah.  I fictionalised it

Posted on Mon, 04 Mar 2019

Yeah.  I fictionalised it this time.  I don't like defining people by their features, but it's the kind of thing kids notice. No offence to anyone with large noses.  I've got large ears!

I can remember that day like it was yesterday. ...

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Posted in The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 6) (9)

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Chapter 5 (2)...

Posted on Sun, 03 Mar 2019

Chapter 5 (2)...

I had three of Michael.  One as a small child, standing beside a Christmas tree, grinning a toothy grin as he held a bottle of beer up to a pint jug.  Clearly something posed by dad.  It always brought a smile to mum,...

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Posted in The Love of the Loveless (Chapter 6) (6)

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