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I have 695 stories published in 8 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1612072 times and 514 of my stories have been cherry picked.
164 of my 3,577 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 172 votes

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Richard McDonough

A dinosaur defying extiction.

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Craven Gets Flashed XIII

Story endings are a bit like life itself. Some end with a gentle sigh. Others with a scratch of the head and a What the hell was that all about? feel...
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Craven Gets Flashed XII

It started with the Pizza. It ended with a bloody martini. That’s what the papers said. And that photo . Hoo boy! Talk about a tabloid blood and guts...
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Craven Gets Flashed XI

From the backroom of Ramone’s Tattoo Parlor, Madame Roza took a peak through a hole in the closed curtain and let out a hearty beer belch. “I do not...
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Craven Gets Flashed X

As Jenny Wilkins was about to pull away from the curb — in what can only be described as a wing and a prayer on wheels —- there was a load rap on her...
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Craven Gets Flashed IX

“It’s starting to snow, FDR. Those ladies better hurry. My tires don’t like getting their feet wet anymore than I do. And downtown’s a long way to go...

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164 of my comments have received 172 Great Feedback votes

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Glad you're finding your

Posted on Sun, 17 Jul 2016

Glad you're finding your voice, Melanie. We have a tendancy to filter ourselves when expressing ourselves verbally. Writing helps us sort out our thoughts a little better. Or to paraphrase Kurt Vonnegut, 'Practicing an art, no matter how well or...

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Those childhood summers

Posted on Sun, 17 Jul 2016

Those childhood summers seemed to last a life-time. If I miss anything about childhood it would be the glorious summers at the ocean. Really lovely post, Penny.

Rich x

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Posted in Endless Summer

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Thank you, dear lady. You

Posted on Sun, 05 Jun 2016

Thank you, dear lady. You have made my day. Big hugs to the two of you.

Rich xx

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Posted in Wanna by Bee - Video

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I absolutely love this,

Posted on Thu, 03 Mar 2016

I absolutely love this, Rhiannon Made my day. Nice when the first thing you read is a pure delight. I can feel Spring in the air already.

Rich

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Posted in Flowing … (Poetry Monthly)

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Loved the visual in the last

Posted on Sun, 29 Nov 2015

Loved the visual in the last stanza, sean. Much enjoyed.

Rich

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Posted in Yellow moon haiku set

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So wll put. This is wonderful

Posted on Tue, 04 Aug 2015

So wll put. This is wonderful

Rich

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Posted in Elephant Song

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I'm loving this, Derek. It's

Posted on Tue, 28 Jul 2015

I'm loving this, Derek. It's very singable. I might have a crack at it myself. Well done here. 

All the best,

Rich

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Posted in Day of the Dead

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Thank you, PS. It's

Posted on Sun, 19 Jul 2015

Thank you, PS. It's encouraging that I find myself writing upbeat songs about my son. It helps to write and share. As the saying goes, We'll never get over it, but we will get through it.

Rich.

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Posted in I Wrote a Little Sunshine Song - Video

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Made me a bit sad. Not always

Posted on Thu, 14 May 2015

Made me a bit sad. Not always a bad thing, really. Read it a half dozen times. 'Says goodbye to brief live and all that might have been' is the when that gets me. Much enjoyed, Tina.

Rich

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Posted in A Small Ceasing to Be

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You're right on the mark

Posted on Tue, 12 May 2015

You're right on the mark regarding people who feel they din't fit and that they don't matter. It's sickens me to know we live in a world that would treat people as such. We have similar issues here in the US. politicians jabbering reforms, then...

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Posted in A reflection on my Atos review and thoughts about economic sanctions

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