Ivan the OK-ish

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I have 62 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 28777 times and 71 of my stories have been cherry picked.
17 of my 99 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 20 votes

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Chris Lewis

 

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Bron-40

Continued from Chapter 39: Bron-39 | ABCtales “Might I ask, what exactly are you looking for, Mr Barnes?” said Mary Hinds, more than a little...
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Bron-39

Continued from Chapter 38 Grace levered herself out of the front seat of the van; John-John and Bron had insisted that she take pride of place in the...
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Bron-38

Continued from Chapter 37: Bron-37 | ABCtales ‘This is the 08.03 from London Euston to Holyhead. Calling at Rugby, Tamworth, Stafford, Crewe, Chester...
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Bron-37

Continued from Chapter 36: Bron-36 | ABCtales “Bit of a bummer, the landlord finding out about Petouche, like that,” said Grace. “I mean, we always...
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Bron-36

Continued from Chapter 35: Bron-35 | ABCtales Mary Hinds grunted as she replaced the receiver on the care home phone. It had taken a good half hour...
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17 of my comments have received 20 Great Feedback votes

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A tonic

Posted on Sun, 26 Apr 2026

Not feeling great myself, trying to recover from a mega-dose of flu but your poem has made me feel so much better.

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Posted in Through The Mist Of Time

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That image is fine - couldn't

Posted on Tue, 30 Sep 2025

That image is fine - couldn't have done better myself. Glad to see you got one of the North Anglesey Coast on a relatively calm day - we don't want to be accused of exaggerating, do we? 

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Posted in Welsh Lessons-4

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Oh, there will be. Bron aint

Posted on Sat, 16 May 2026

Oh, there will be. Bron aint done yet...

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Posted in Bron-40

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I am really thrilled and many

Posted on Tue, 21 Apr 2026

I am really thrilled and many thanks to everyone on ABCtales and of course my loyal readers. Now I have standards to live up to...

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Posted in Bron-33

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Thank you for that and of

Posted on Tue, 21 Apr 2026

Thank you for that and of course thanks to everyone who has stuck it out with me and Bron through all this time. A writer is nothing without readers

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Posted in Bron-33

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Many thanks

Posted on Tue, 21 Apr 2026

Many thanks for that. Moumouche (1994-2010) must be looking down from Cat Heaven... 

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Posted in Bron-33

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Corrected

Posted on Tue, 21 Apr 2026

Quite right, well spotted. Now corrected.

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Posted in Bron-33

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What more can I say?

Posted on Fri, 06 Mar 2026

What more can I say than get well soon?

I know, it sounds so inadequate in the face of all that. As a writer, I should be able to think of something more original...

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Posted in My Time In A & E ( PT 2 )

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Biblical

Posted on Thu, 27 Nov 2025

"...Priyatelkata and I went there to fetch water in earthenware pots that we carried on our heads, hoping to meet Bob Geldof along the way. Goats grazing at the roadside ran away from us because of the terrible smell..."

It sounds biblical...

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Posted in Nor Any Drop to Drink

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Autumn - my favourite season?

Posted on Thu, 06 Nov 2025

'And soon to go' - You capture the transitoriness of the seasons and life in general so well.

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Posted in Farewell Glows

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