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I have 17 stories published in one collection on the site.
My stories have been read 535428 times and 170 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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Shoelaces

The way he told me, he saw it as a kind of existentialist episode. “It’s like the left side of my brain’s taken over from the right side” he said, “… the sensible side.
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Cherry

Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Inspiration Point)

Once upon a time, not so long ago, Goldilocks went for a walk in the woods, but no sooner had she got there than she realized she was wearing six inch heels.
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Cherry

Las Vegas 3

“So what would happen if we didn’t give it back? If we just kept going?
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Cherry

Las Vegas 2

It’s half past eight in the evening, but it’s still boiling hot. The temperature gauge says it’s 110, so the first thing we do is put the roof down.
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Las Vegas

We’ve finished laughing at the room. We’ve examined the funny fake ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs that they’ve plastered everywhere.
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2435 of my comments have received 2487 Great Feedback votes

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I hadn't heard of her either

Posted on Thu, 21 Mar 2024

I hadn't heard of her either Rhiannon, so thank you for this - so many quiet heroes during that time!

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Posted in Remembering Corrie ten Boom

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I really liked the mix of

Posted on Fri, 15 Mar 2024

I really liked the mix of mundane and supernatural/scifi - it worked perfectly, well done!

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Posted in Falling

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so glad to see another part

Posted on Mon, 11 Mar 2024

so glad to see another part of this, and this made me laugh aloud:

‘Spencer?’

‘Yes?’

‘Are you recycled?’

Thank you for cheering up a grim sunless day and I do hope Annie tells her mother to check her privilege at least...

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Posted in Parcel for you...Part 21

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Nicely wrapped up marandina -

Posted on Fri, 08 Mar 2024

Nicely wrapped up marandina - and the link was interesting too. I was a bit surprised they have a Jack the Ripper in York though? The one in London is bad enough - and I always feel uncomfortable at the idea of people using him as an...

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Posted in The Golden Fleece (Part Two of Two)

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A moving, beautifully written

Posted on Sun, 04 Feb 2024

A moving, beautifully written and fitting end to the best travelogue I've read on here. Thank you very much for sharing it with us Turlough and you managed to circumvent the copyright thing very nicely

ps: motorway service stations. I...

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Posted in Cherries and Dahlia Petals

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‘You’re on normal man setting

Posted on Mon, 22 Jan 2024

‘You’re on normal man setting,’ she said, ‘of course you are and you’re acting just like a normal man.’

an awful lot of money to spend on something she's just got rid of

Brilliant details as always, especially Stu's outfit (if I...

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Posted in Parcel for you...Part 15

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An air conditioning

Posted on Thu, 11 Jan 2024

An air conditioning salesperson who likes plane crashes and prog rock - and flew Concorde! - your details are so so perfect - and the frenemy dialogue too - also love the way she told the cat to hide. I do hope you find another job soon, but in...

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Posted in Parcel for You ...Part 12

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This is our Story of the

Posted on Sun, 05 Nov 2023

This is our Story of the Month - Congratulations!

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Posted in The Fisherwoman and the Sea

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It's such a shame to hear so

Posted on Mon, 23 Oct 2023

It's such a shame to hear so many of us didn't enjoy those years - some teachers shine out in my memory but they were few and far between. Why are we so rubbish at education?

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Posted in Come to the Sports Hall

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This is so beautiful onemore

Posted on Thu, 17 Aug 2023

This is so beautiful onemore - thought-provoking too. I must admit I was on the other birds' side until I read this - now I feel sadness for both. Thank you so much for posting it and congratulations on the very well deserved golden cherries. You...

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Posted in The Loneliness of a Cuckoo

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