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I have 123 stories published in 8 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 322412 times and 167 of my stories have been cherry picked.
132 of my 1,386 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 134 votes

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The song of the giant’s daughter.

Promise me, never to let the children forget the songs of Finn and the Fiánna.
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No Better Past (IP)

Sometimes, we find better selves like lost toys, as if we’ve dusted cobwebs to reveal old ribcaged hearts garbed in younger, rawer flesh that didn’t...
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The Iceberg

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The Princess of Odd Numbers

It’s getting dark. The cypresses, slender, respectful genuflect to the sunset, a horse’s eye in all its majesty. In their junctures, iced from winter...
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Them

Nobody touches them. That’s respect there.

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132 of my comments have received 134 Great Feedback votes

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Enjoyed the rhythm of this

Posted on Mon, 18 Jun 2018

Enjoyed the rhythm of this one. It’s sharp and edgy. Can hear the snap of that voice.

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Posted in What I Learned

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I heard he actually played in

Posted on Thu, 14 Jun 2018

I heard he actually played in goal for Portsmouth. Pope John Paul II was also a handy goalkeeper and Jo Nesbo was a professional for Molde.

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Posted in Vamos España

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Dickens in goal.

Posted on Thu, 14 Jun 2018

Dickens in goal.

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Posted in Vamos España

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No Karius nobbled himself by

Posted on Thu, 14 Jun 2018

No Karius nobbled himself by not asking for help! You’ve got me thinking about a literary XI though. Hemingway and Cormac McCarthy at the back - muscular and no nonsense. Tricky schemer Joyce in the centre with impact sub Kafka for a short sharp...

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Posted in Vamos España

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Brutal honesty. Somewhere a

Posted on Wed, 13 Jun 2018

Brutal honesty. Somewhere a lot of people have been but don’t admit to. Hope it was cathartic. It will be for others to read.

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Posted in The Worst Part ..

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Musical and delicate without

Posted on Mon, 22 Jan 2018

Musical and delicate without shallowness. You’ve walked the tightrope expertly.

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Posted in Breaking The Silence

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I loved the poem. Great

Posted on Sat, 16 Jun 2018

I loved the poem. Great economy of words. I would only change the title. Personally I like to make the reader work a bit, let’s them invest more of themselves into the writing.

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Posted in Where I Belong

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This is an engaging piece. I

Posted on Sun, 17 Jun 2018

This is an engaging piece. I enjoyed the journey and the cyclical structure, perhaps a sign of the monotony of a life without others. The voice is clear and speech is good. I felt the descriptions at the start (particularly of hair) were a little...

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Posted in End of the World

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I can’t stop reading this. It

Posted on Sat, 28 Apr 2018

I can’t stop reading this. It’s gorgeous. Love the final, transcendental image.

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Posted in Collaboration

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I enjoyed reading this as it

Posted on Sat, 07 Apr 2018

I enjoyed reading this as it’s from a different perspective.

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Posted in MAGIC FOR MERLIN

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