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I have 552 stories published in
26 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 644309 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
Balancing
I've seen other waiters do this he thinks picking up a plate to balance on his arm already carrying two in each hand. It must be the uniform. He...
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Bridges and Chimneys
If you walk up the stairwell and lift the latch you can sit by the chimney pots and look out at the trains going over the railways bridge so far in...
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Being single
‘A discovery is an accident meeting a prepared mind.’ Like a broken down lawnmower in an overgrown garden you are single again and you convince...
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A good time to fall in love
Like when you can hang your washing out at the start of Spring this feels like a good time to fall in love a good time to feel breath on my cheek it...
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This toughness
I don’t know where this toughness came from. It’s like that big jumper in the spare room no idea who left it here we sent an email after the party. “...
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