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I have 3869 stories published in 19 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2362488 times and 80 of my stories have been cherry picked.
25 of my 1,035 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 24 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

The Eternal Love Song

The Eternal Love Song By Paul McCann Love is a song that never dies , it has no beginning and it has no end line Long before humans arrived on the...

Magic Roundabout

Magic Roundabout by Paul McCann Life is like a magic roundabout turning us around and round and inside out time and time again . It leaves us in a...

Traveller Who Fell From The Sky

Traveller Who Fell From The Sky By Paul McCann There was I , just landed in town with my space ship upon the ground . Trying hard to keep out of...
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Monkey Biz

Monkey Biz By Paul McCann Who works for who , nobody knows and everybody’s passing the buck . Keep your eyes shut , thats how it goes. It fell of the...
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Jackie’s Judgement

Jackie’s Judgement By Paul McCann He sat on the chair with wires connected around his body to a switch on a panel . The prison officer stood waiting...

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25 of my comments have received 24 Great Feedback votes

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Thank you for the comment Dougie

Posted on Thu, 21 Mar 2024

Thanks Dougie .I hope that your passport arrives soon . No application iis required as I'm told .

So many places to see as well .

Well worth visiting . 
Kind regards 

Paul

 

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Posted in The Streets With No Shame

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Thank you for the welcome comment

Posted on Mon, 26 Feb 2024

How great is this wee comment ?

I treasure what said and if I brought that brought a bit of cheer 

I feel that is the ultimate compliment a writer could ever get .

Thznjs Dougie

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Posted in Moment To Moment.

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More power to you

Posted on Sat, 18 Nov 2023

I listened to you speak to those whose prose and poetry charmed and harmed all who dared to hear those words they wrote . I felt your wonderful admiration was beautiful and I'm sure they would have loved your company .

More power to you ...

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Posted in Patrick Kavanagh and Me

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You had me right there with you

Posted on Thu, 21 Dec 2023

Just loved this , The expression of just what it was like to be a catholic in Ireland during times when everything was changing  around us .  No doubt yuou summed it up perfectly . I almnost felt the passion of when the troubles came to Belfast...

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Posted in Children of the Absolution

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Thanks Dougie

Posted on Mon, 25 Dec 2023

Most people are laughing and enjoying the season of Christmas 

but there are the forgotten and lonely who lock themselves away from the world .

There are also those who have lost someone dear and Christmas 

is a sad...

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Posted in Christmas Is A Long Time Coming

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Thanks for your support L

Posted on Wed, 23 Aug 2023

I just recorded it on my phone . Will maybe record it later adding an arrangement .

https://youtu.be/WSoVBovSAUc?si=uhK0ekMmdMj--tF5

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thank you for the support L...

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Posted in Queen Of Creation

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Thanks for your support and comment Lena .

Posted on Sun, 14 May 2023

Lena yourcomment is very kind and I apprecaite what you said . I've been writing for many years and just started recording . Placed my worl on Spotify and you tube , Its also out there on Amazon , ITunes , Deezer asnd mpst music outlets . For the...

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Posted in The Mother Ship

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Thanks Dougie

Posted on Wed, 08 Feb 2023

Dougie thank you so much .

you're message made me think again 

the feeling is always the same .

No more suffering , no more pain ,

only love and peace will remain 

when we are gone love will go on 

always...

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Posted in All My Life

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In Thanks

Posted on Thu, 15 Sep 2022

Hi Hilary ,

Martha lived until she was 72 . She did marry and live a free life however the life she had as a young girl was hard . As you say we;ve come a long way since those dark days in the history of law enforcemant .

Martha now...

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Posted in Cascade Lady

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That's Brilliant

Posted on Wed, 09 Dec 2020

Thank you so much Lenchenelf ,

Yes similar events in history throught Ireland , in the mists of time when fires were burnt around the country before the harvest ward of evil spirits , A kinf of communal gathering in modern Ireland wherre...

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Posted in The Ardoyne Bonfires

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