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I have 494 stories published in
16 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1803044 times
and 383 of my stories have been cherry picked.
101 of my 5,403 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 108 votes

Found the site in November 2011. Love the friendly and easy format. Write stories and the occasional poem. Have published four books, all available from Amazon. The East End Butcher Boy, Eastendbutchers Short Story Collection, The Men In The Shadows and Who Is Jack Winter. Always amazed at the diversity of the site and the quality of the writing. Try to write as much as I can and like to try different styles. Hope you like my stories.
Find me on www.jolono.wordpress.com
And my first book on Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_21?url=search-alias%3Daps&fie...
About me...http://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/03/22/joe-lawrence-traditional-butcher-...
And ...https://authorsinterviews.wordpress.com/2016/08/22/here-is-my-interview-...
Ive been to too many funerals
Posted on Tue, 11 Feb 2025
Ive been to too many funerals lately, heh, but thats just a sign of getting older. Great lines in this. My favoutite was.
Recognising faces that have morphed
like a red-headed 18 year-old
now in his 50s with sleek grey hair...
Read full commentPosted in Joyful Reunion at a (double) funeral!
Ahh the old school reunions.
Posted on Sun, 09 Feb 2025
Ahh the old school reunions. They can often go two ways, either enjoyable or a total nightmare. Yours seemed to go fine and possibly put to bed some old demons. I only went to one. Left after twenty minutes...
Read full commentPosted in School Reunion
Really enjoyed January's
Posted on Sun, 09 Feb 2025
Really enjoyed January's snippets, especially the 29th. I felt sorry for the cat. Not sure castration has ever brought joy to any ones life! Keep them coming...
Read full commentPosted in Shenanigans with Catkins
He's a bit of a legend is
Posted on Wed, 05 Feb 2025
He's a bit of a legend is Joseph Locke in Ireland. Great voice, great character. Nice story, as Sooz said, just needs a quick edit, but nice work. Enjoyed this on a very dull day in London.
Read full commentPosted in The Singer Who Stole Their Hearts
Weird, wonderful, funny,
Posted on Sun, 05 Apr 2020
Weird, wonderful, funny, bizarre and creative. As I'm reading it I'm seeing it as a comedy sketch in my mind. Brilliant stuff.
Read full commentPosted in And? The polar bear and the rowing boat
I could read this and
Posted on Sun, 29 Mar 2020
I could read this and instantly know it's you! That's a good thing. Imaginative, thoughtful and visual. All the things I like. Nice one mate!
Read full commentPosted in Tiger
Fuck me...this is good. Very
Posted on Wed, 20 Feb 2019
Fuck me...this is good. Very good. I've been to every place you mention in Paris and for all the same reasons. But not with the same outcome. Brilliant piece of writing. More please...
Read full commentPosted in La Femme d'argent
Great story Jane. Never
Posted on Tue, 29 Jan 2019
Great story Jane. Never really got Dire Straits! Did you know that Mark Knopfler wrote Private Dancer and then gave it to Tina Turner to record? Poor old Brooksy...
Read full commentPosted in Brooksy
A lot to like about this Ewan
Posted on Thu, 03 Jan 2019
A lot to like about this Ewan. Red corduroyed legs scissor past, in pursuit of nylon smoothed limbs...is a favourite. But I also never thought I'd see the name Huawei in a poem! Great stuff mate.
Read full commentPosted in Outside In
Another fascinating read.
Posted on Sat, 29 Sep 2018
Another fascinating read. Enlightening for me who knows nothing about the condition. We're about the same age so I can imagine how difficult it must have been at School and going through those teenage years when everyone wants to be "accepted...
Read full commentPosted in A Martian in the Closet
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