Makis

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I have 52 stories published in 0 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 32873 times and 62 of my stories have been cherry picked.
50 of my 212 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 53 votes

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Tom Emery

Now retired from a career in teaching, I live in Scarborough, where I spend my days reading, writing, travelling and playing the piano, but not necesserily in that order.

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Passwords

A tale of how losing a password can be devastating.

Pride Goes Before Destruction....

The story of how pride and arrogance led to the downfall of a popular hero.
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Laying Down Roots

The strength of our roots determines our lives.
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The Night Shift

Just as the ten-six shift were about to start, the lights went out.
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A Most Cynical Decision

This is the story of how a ruthless decision made by a government Minister brought about the desecration of one of our nation's finest houses.
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50 of my comments have received 53 Great Feedback votes

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Very competently done a.j.w.

Posted on Tue, 31 Mar 2026

Very competently done w.w.j Your contribution really picks up the pace and makes great progress. 

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Posted in Penny's Pass The Story - Part 8.

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Wonderful stuff Harry, I was

Posted on Tue, 02 Jun 2026

Wonderful stuff Harry, I was with you every step of the way. I remember similar instances of being ridiculed in front of a class by a sadistic teacher. It was traumatising and it's very evident from your writing that it left you scarred too....

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Posted in Tom All Alone 17 (i)

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Written in mesmerising,

Posted on Sun, 07 Jun 2026

Written in mesmerising, measured tempo monotone. A distinctive signature. Excellent.

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Posted in Heel - § 1: The After

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This brightened my day Harry.

Posted on Thu, 04 Jun 2026

This brightened my day Harry. The lines 'one fool even tried to mug her/but she foiled the little bugger' will forever rank alongside William McGonagall's finest! 

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Posted in Hilda Doyle's Boil

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Scintillating stuff marandina

Posted on Fri, 29 May 2026

Scintillating stuff marandina, not usually my genre, but I enjoyed the relentlessness of this because it's so well written. That girl needs to get the hell out of there before even weirder things happen!

 

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Posted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (23)

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Nature never ceases to amaze

Posted on Wed, 13 May 2026

Nature never ceases to amaze Rhiannon. 

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Posted in Kleptoplasty*

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Nature is her own sexton, as

Posted on Tue, 05 May 2026

Nature is her own sexton, as my grandfather used to say, but only when left alone. A poignant little piece starfish.

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Posted in The World That Was

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Reading this was like

Posted on Thu, 23 Apr 2026

Reading this was like revisiting my own childhood Harry. Great stuff!

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Posted in Tom All Alone 14 (i)

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Delightful Harry,  just as I

Posted on Fri, 24 Apr 2026

Delightful Harry,  just as I remember it way back in the day. A comforting little read.

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Posted in Tom All Alone 14 (iv)

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Great stuff Harry, it brought

Posted on Thu, 23 Apr 2026

Great stuff Harry, it brought back many memories...epecially the ones that led us into Thames Station! It reminded me of the nativity plays we used to perform every year and my best mate Jed who played the wise man bringing frankincense . He only...

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Posted in Tom All Alone 14 (ii)

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