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I have 552 stories published in
26 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 643736 times
and 290 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
Setting fire to people and things
You go through life setting fire to villages then running along to the next one where you start from scratch and say hello I'm new here and people...
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A trip to the cardiologist
Pads pressed down on stomach flabs and told to relax and take normal breaths and I close my eyes because it might hurt but when the pattern on the...
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Nod your head when asking the customer what they'd like
It's her first day and she has already changed the radio station that plays from the speakers fixed to the wall by the fish tank, pantings for sale...
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The museum of the thing
'I'm thinking of putting my bed into the spare room and everything from the spare room into my bedroom' you said in lieu of an acceptance speech. You...
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101 Great Goals
The person you used to drink champagne with now cries himself to sleep and you carry on regardless. On your shelves you have two videos: 101 Great...
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