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I have 17 stories published in one collection on the site.
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A wonderful IP response

Posted on Mon, 30 Mar 2026

A wonderful IP response Turlough, and as true now as it was when the mine in your photo was a working one. Have you ever read Germinal by Zola?

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Posted in A Hungry Bear Doesn’t Dance

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A brilliant contribution -

Posted on Mon, 30 Mar 2026

A brilliant contribution - thank you very much Soulfire!

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Posted in Penny’s Pass the Parcel - Part 7

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Brilliant, thank you Turlough

Posted on Mon, 23 Mar 2026

Brilliant, thank you Turlough. I think you've quite comprehensively fleshed out the characters for us now!

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Posted in Penny’s Pass the Story - Part Four

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This is what Google tells me,

Posted on Thu, 19 Feb 2026

This is what Google tells me, and I'm not 100% sure your suggestion fits into it because it couldn't be described as giving the 'general' idea - it seems more specific - sorry!:

How to Indirectly Quote Lyrics (The "Safe" Way)

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Posted in Patricia

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I've never seen Falling Down

Posted on Thu, 19 Feb 2026

I've never seen Falling Down and had to google a couple of US specific things (fire lanes, blotter item), but I also liked the voice here with its forensic level of attention to detail.

One question: in the first part you mention that he...

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Posted in Courtesy Calls: The Fire Lane (2)

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I thought perhaps she'd been

Posted on Mon, 09 Feb 2026

I thought perhaps she'd been travelling with her security and he'd had the car wait in case they missed the train?

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Posted in Michael

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I note the phrase 'crazy cat

Posted on Sun, 08 Feb 2026

I note the phrase 'crazy cat lady' has stayed long after the cats left - didn't realise it was set in the future until she went to the library. Cats gone, patriarchy still present and correct : )

I really enjoyed this story - thank you!

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Posted in The Lady on Sycamore Lane (3)

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This wonderful response to

Posted on Sun, 01 Feb 2026

This wonderful response to our new Inspiration Point is our social media Pick of the Day

Please share if you enjoy it too

Picture Credit:https://tinyurl.com/ycj4hpem

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Posted in While I Wasn't Listening

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Thank you very much for your

Posted on Sun, 01 Feb 2026

Thank you very much for your summing up of two weeks in Bulgaria Turlough and the new word. Not unalive sadly - I knew that one - but philtrum - never knew it had a name!

I did wonder where you'd vanished to. Hopefully your machine is back...

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Posted in I’ve Got a Gal in Tiramisu

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I really enjoyed both the

Posted on Mon, 01 Dec 2025

I really enjoyed both the comments and the first half of November, so thank you very much!

I still have hedgehogs in my garden luckily, and feed them every night, even through winter as they often don't completely hibernate. Other reasons...

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Posted in Papa’s Got a Brand New Chainsaw

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