Makis

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I have 54 stories published in 0 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 33647 times and 64 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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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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The Final Chapter

By Makis on Wed, 11 Feb 2026

There was an old woman who lived in a book taking comfort from the fact that, without ever looking up, she could get through life with very little...

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Relatively Speaking

By Makis on Mon, 09 Feb 2026

It is possible, you know. 'Is this seat taken?' I enquired tentatively, of a man who looked remarkably familiar. He looked up from a notebook filled...

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Silent Partners

By Makis on Wed, 04 Feb 2026

When silence is louder than the commotion of life. Like all new ventures it set off well both partners keen to make the grade by driving the spade...

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The Gnomes of ABC

By Makis on Tue, 27 Jan 2026

It's long been a total mystery to me that when posting an oeuvre on ABC you attract enthusiasts from across the land in search of the exciting, the...

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