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I have 556 stories published in
26 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 669749 times
and 294 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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I'm John. I live in Norwich and write poems and books and for the radio. My first full poetry collection Most people aren't that happy, anyway is published by Nasty Little Press. You can take a look at it here.
My stories
What are electrons?
When our physics teacher died we didn't have to do physics anymore. The headmaster wrote a letter to the exam board. Equations still on the...
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Flexibility
The whole idea is to be sad for as little time as possible. That's what I've figured out so far. I don't know what to do with nostalgia I prefer...
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The right paintings for your wall
A man tells his postman he’s spent his life on the waterways of Britain. He worked on the canals and before that on the docks. He tells stories from...
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The foolishness begins immediately
We stole a police car on our honeymoon. It's something we've both always wanted to do. The first time we met, set up by mutual friends we couldn't...
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- 437 reads
A head of dirty furniture
The for sale sign is in your hedge again The Friday night pisshead are always in the gardens Between the only pub in town and the new Housing estate...
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- 386 reads