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I have 3914 stories published in 19 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2464091 times and 80 of my stories have been cherry picked.
26 of my 1,043 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 25 votes

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Paul McCann

I like writing songs and won first prize in the Billboard music song awards in 2008 for a song I co-wrote with Robert and Wendy O'Hearn .
The song is called Lost Sons Of Erin and is on a CD called Sonicarious by Robert O'Hearn .
I present and produce a radio program each week .
I have worked in aged care and community health since 2005 .
Soccer ,Writing Songs , Playing my guitar , Going to church , photography , Art ,Writing Plays and short stories ,

My stories

Mother Of New Life

Mother Of New Life By Paul McCann Mother of new life your know the pain and the pleasure a mother has to endure to bring new life into the world may...

The Hare From County Clare

The Hare From County Clare By Paul Mc Cann If you're out on a hunt with a hound, you'd better beware for I've heard of a hare that chases the fox ,...

A Life On The Radio

A Life On The Radio By Paul McCann Long before television came into the world many families would sit listening to the radio in their homes . It was...

A Direct Line To Archavia

A Direct Line To Archavia By Paul McCann Clive Winkers was an only child and lived with his parents in this little cottage close to the city . He had...

Mother Of Thoughts

Mother Of Thoughts By Paul McCann Mother of thoughts you are always there in my mind every now and then and where and when guiding me and watching...

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26 of my comments have received 25 Great Feedback votes

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Thank you For This Very Well Put Comment

Posted on Thu, 09 Oct 2025

Rarely would I get a comment like this with such a depth of feeling and interest . I am really grateful for the time that you took to leave this and the time that you took to read this piece. You  have made my day and I will treasue this comment...

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Posted in Recovering From Drug Abuse

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Thanks Turlough

Posted on Thu, 31 Jul 2025

Your welcome comment is greatly appreciated .

Turlough , the times were that hard they ate their young .

Sure there's nothing could be done .

 

Kind rtegards

Paul 

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Posted in Fairytale Collection - Chapter 4

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Thank you for the comment David

Posted on Sat, 31 May 2025

One act of kindness saved the young man's life .

Nice to hear from you David

.'Kind regards 

Paul

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Posted in The Last Resort

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Great to hear this Jess

Posted on Sat, 24 May 2025

Out of all the comments I woukd receive . The kindness you bring in your comments make everything worthwhil .

You are an inspiration Jess .

Thanks

Kind regards 

Paul

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Posted in An Unguarded Moment

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Great to hear this Jess

Posted on Sat, 24 May 2025

Every writer appreciates positive comments . It gives joy and a sense of fulfilment to what creative writing aspires to be . I think people like you are great .

Thanks

Kind regards 

Paul

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Posted in An Unguarded Moment

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Thank you for the comment Jess

Posted on Sun, 25 May 2025

Your words of support are greatly appreciated . It shows me you've read the piece and understood what was written and I love the fact that you have taken the time to leave a wonderful critique .

Thanks vJess

Kind regards 

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Posted in The Music That I Brang

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Thanks For the comment Dougie

Posted on Tue, 20 May 2025

Hi Dougie ,

Aleays good to get a comment from you .

The perfect question , is there an answer ?

Sometimes it's food for thought Dougie .

Kind regards 

Paul 

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Posted in What If

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Thank you for the comment Di

Posted on Mon, 21 Oct 2024

You're commenting very welcome Di ,

they were indeed , I was just a kid and came off one and had badly  scraped 

both legs . We had no safety hats then or protective clothes .

Nevrr got on another one again .

The...

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Posted in Street Games From Another Time

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Thank you David

Posted on Thu, 18 Jul 2024

You comment is very welcome David . Recently I have seen some friends recird new music all done by Ai .It left me asking a few questions , Even the artwork on theior album was done by AI .Where is this all heading ?

The worry is people...

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Posted in Ai And The Truth

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Thanks For The Understanding

Posted on Mon, 22 Apr 2024

Not many got away Turlough .

The fact that I did gave me a new life but still the old one 

is always there and never fades .

We were lucky to get out however the trauma remains 

Kind regards 

Paul

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Posted in Come Back To Ardoyne

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