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I have 297 stories published in 20 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 144900 times and 68 of my stories have been cherry picked.
6 of my 228 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 6 votes

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Pab Roberts

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The 2nd of April (8th April 2022)

By paborama on Thu, 21 Apr 2022

What do you do with the birthday of one deceased? A life that's ceased Has no punchline nor birthday drinks. If I die, then wish no more sad...
Spiritual
Love
Poem
Certificate U

Rum Barrels (7th April 2022)

By paborama on Mon, 18 Apr 2022

Barrel-toed flights from saucy nighttime spots of Scoundrels dens where hens and cocks cluck and stagger 'gainst the mist light by candle-dark...
Talecatching
Poem
Certificate PG

Packham (6th April 2022)

By paborama on Tue, 12 Apr 2022

He hates humans for what they have done. Though logic sincere, the proclamation is dumb; How does he think he'll convince anyone If he comes across...
Talecatching
Nature
Poem
Certificate PG
Cherry

Savage Garden (5th April 2022)

By paborama on Mon, 11 Apr 2022

Melifluenza Epidydimi (French) draped, Cravid Suedensis on a spur of Greyzass Tonic'fa - Untrimmed, it spurts for almost the width of the path Then...
Nature
Poem
Certificate PG

Professor Alice Roberts (4th April 2022)

By paborama on Thu, 07 Apr 2022

Shall I compare thee to an Archaeologist? Thou art more lovely and more tempting: Rough soils do grate the aching knees from grist, And Summer's dry...
Romance
Poem
Certificate PG
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6 of my comments have received 6 Great Feedback votes

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Swashbuckling joy

Posted on Mon, 09 Jul 2018

Thank you for this, it got my inner parrot chirping, 'pieces of Eight!' 

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Posted in FROM DAYS OF YORE

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ZOMBIES!!!

Posted on Sat, 09 Dec 2017

  • petal, or metal pencil case?
  • A beautiful use of imagery, like the teasing start to a zombie flick
  • fluffy gobs OF sheep's wool
  • I saW you walkin
  • One hand in front OF her
  • Growing loUder
    • ...
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Posted in The Field

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Feedback (& a few typos)

Posted on Tue, 19 Dec 2017

  • Earl Grey
  • let's face it
  • invariably (unless deliberate as part of character's voice)
  • pre-pubescent? - the character comes across as maybe 14/15 to me (esp. if he's a 3rd year)?
  • Parallelled (british)
    • ...
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Posted in Day 1. Cope Muir High

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typo curmudgeon

Posted on Thu, 27 Jul 2017

Hi,  I am insanely jealous of your skill, for which I compensate with petty typo-spotting:

Decent into madness
Manager of Citadel Theatre - consistent with the capitalisation
Within 48 hours, it would all...

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Posted in Ghosts of the Leith Citadel