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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.
My stories
The Curious Spanner
A chilhood story about a mysterious spanner and unintended consequences.
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- 356 reads
Teeth Tales: Brian's Mayans
A sorry tale about Brian and his obsession with Mayan tooth decoration.
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Teeth Tales: Ernie's Terrible Teething
A gripping tale about baby Ernie's teething problems getting completely out of control.
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Jenkins’ Ear
'Go tell your king that we'll do this to him,' they said, as they chopped off his ear You're not wanted here, the Americas are ours, we hold the...
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Thanks Clem!...Sorry about The Queue
In July 1967 my contemporaries and I graduated into a world bristling with enterprise and opportunity, eager to employ our individual talents. We had...
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What we learn from history
Posted on Tue, 03 Mar 2026
What we learn from history has long proven to be absolutely nothing.
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A cornucopia of the curious
Posted on Mon, 02 Mar 2026
A cornucopia of the curious and fascinating to read. Well done!
Read full commentPosted in Admission (2)
Clem was basically
Posted on Thu, 26 Feb 2026
Clem was basically responsible for our entire welfare state, and very much overlooked for his staggering achievements with so little to play with after the war and in such a short time.
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I like this ScoZen, a skilful
Posted on Wed, 25 Feb 2026
I like this ScoZen, a skilful little snapshot of an IP brief.
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I enjoyed this tale marandina
Posted on Fri, 27 Feb 2026
I enjoyed this tale marandina, with scarey creatures and a nicely building tension. Your description of the Negev make it sound a bit daunting though. Sounds a bit like Cleethorpes when the tide's out, with weird people promising huge dividends...
Read full commentPosted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (12)
Thanks Harry, I was inspired
Posted on Thu, 26 Feb 2026
Thanks Harry, I was inspired to write the piece after hearing someone sitting near me while waiting for my annual mot at the local surgery. He was about my age and moaning about the wait...ten minutes at most. I told him if it weren't for the...
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Fabulous Harry. The best
Posted on Wed, 25 Feb 2026
Fabulous Harry. The best piece I've read for a long, long time. Just up my street.
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Excellent Jane. Clearly
Posted on Fri, 20 Feb 2026
Excellent Jane. Clearly heartfelt and personal.
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I enjoyed this story,
Posted on Mon, 09 Feb 2026
I enjoyed this story, fluently written, but I'm left wanting to know why she was at the station with a car and chauffeur waiting and how they knew which hotel he was staying at in Edinburgh.
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Many thanks Ewan and
Posted on Mon, 09 Feb 2026
Many thanks Ewan and apologies for the confusion over the image issue. Perhaps it will be resolved one day soon.
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