Makis
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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
A Most Unexpected Place
You never know what you might find when you open a door!
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Pride Before The Fall
In Paris in 1912 a man was convinced that his new invention would allow him to fly.
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Deliverance
A tale of recklessness and good fortune.
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The Axe
When the axe entered the forest, the trees whispered, 'that handle used to be one of us'.
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Penny's Pass The Story - Part Five
Deputy Marindina takes the initiative.
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Intriguing story marindina,
Posted on Tue, 10 Mar 2026
Intriguing story marindina, keeping the reader alert and interested. Good writing!
A cross between Harry Potter and Spiderman so far and hopefully more to come.
Read full commentPosted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (13)
A great little piece this as
Posted on Wed, 04 Mar 2026
A great little piece this as it tells such a complex and agonising story in such a compact way. Well done.
Read full commentPosted in Legless
Thank you Frances, you're
Posted on Thu, 05 Mar 2026
Thank you Frances, you're very kind. I'm pleased it made you laugh because it made me laugh too, while I was writing it..can you believe that...laughing at your own stuff? You're right in pointing out it's not easy, but I'm not sure about skill....
Read full commentPosted in Teeth Tales: Ernie's Terrible Teething
What an awful experience you
Posted on Wed, 04 Mar 2026
What an awful experience you've been through Jenny, let's hope the test results are favourable. I had a similar experience some years ago and know exactly how harrowing it can be, especially when in the hands of a huge NHS machine struggling to...
Read full commentPosted in My Time In A & E
It should indeed marandina,
Posted on Tue, 03 Mar 2026
It should indeed marandina, well spotted (and now corrected). You apparently don't even need an ear as an excuse for war now. You simply accuse someone of being a threat and then bomb the hell out of them. It's a tradition long upheld by...
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Many thanks for your kind
Posted on Thu, 05 Mar 2026
Many thanks for your kind comments marandina. I was enjoying the teeth challenge by trying a Hilaire Belloc style tale. Fantasy of course, but I have lived through teething traumas and I always thought at the time they were ripe for humorous ...
Read full commentPosted in Teeth Tales: Ernie's Terrible Teething
What we learn from history
Posted on Tue, 03 Mar 2026
What we learn from history has long proven to be absolutely nothing.
Read full commentPosted in Jenkins’ Ear
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.
Read full commentPosted in Thanks Clem!...Sorry about The Queue
I like this ScoZen, a skilful
Posted on Wed, 25 Feb 2026
I like this ScoZen, a skilful little snapshot of an IP brief.
Read full commentPosted in Inspiration Point ( IP ) Recipe
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