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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 Factory Gate
All she had to do now, was get out of there!
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Making Dough
'As a scientist, Wilkinson knew that if he were ever to break wind in the echo chamber, he would never hear the end of it.' 'That's not bad at all,...
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The Curious Spanner
A chilhood story about a mysterious spanner and unintended consequences.
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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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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...
Read full commentPosted in Thanks Clem!...Sorry about The Queue
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.
Read full commentPosted in 5. Secondhand Prose
Excellent Jane. Clearly
Posted on Fri, 20 Feb 2026
Excellent Jane. Clearly heartfelt and personal.
Read full commentPosted in His Running Top
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.
Read full commentPosted in Relatively Speaking
According to The AI site that
Posted on Mon, 09 Feb 2026
According to The AI site that created the image for me, copyright only applies to human creation and not computer generated images. I did check before using the image which was a bespoke creation for this piece and therefore not a copy of any...
Read full commentPosted in Relatively Speaking
Good work Dougie. I think if
Posted on Thu, 05 Feb 2026
Good work Dougie. I think if we switched off all social media the world would slip back in time thirty or so years and leave us all feeling the better for it. Fountain pens, thank you letters and steam trains is about as far as I want to go.
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Well, as they say, what ever
Posted on Sun, 18 Jan 2026
Well, as they say, what ever it is you're doing...keep doing it Harry.
Read full commentPosted in 3. An Expedition To The Pole (ii)
This is brilliant writing
Posted on Sun, 18 Jan 2026
This is brilliant writing Harry, fluent and natural. It flows from your mind straight into mine completely unhindered by process. Well done!
Read full commentPosted in 3. An Expedition To The Pole (ii)
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