Philip Sidney

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I have 164 stories published in 5 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 332131 times and 209 of my stories have been cherry picked.
401 of my 5,471 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 398 votes

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Southend, 1976

By Philip Sidney on Tue, 08 Aug 2017

Southend, 1976 burnt rock-deep past the blood-orange of closed lids into memory its brand sizzling flesh into cicatrix - tender meat cauterized...

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Southall Girl

By Philip Sidney on Sat, 10 Jun 2017

Doreen of the twilight shift suffers with her nerves, leaves them with her handbag to join the line-up at the belt - strip lit, focus down, this is...

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Ingrid

By Philip Sidney on Sat, 20 May 2017

Grey Sunday, Casablanca, tea slopped over homework, to be finished in maths, sat at the back, pretending to listen - cheap little actress, lashes...

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Night-flying in North Wales

By Philip Sidney on Tue, 11 Apr 2017

In daylight the sleek, black, gleam of wing flashes above slate tiles tilts and slips into a gap in the mountain. Later- you look up past a neighbour...

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Cold Call

By Philip Sidney on Sun, 26 Mar 2017

I hang wet sheets on the line and they slap me - they struggle in the spring air so I leave them with the resilient daffodils, the colour of...

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This tender story brings

Posted on Tue, 12 Nov 2019

This tender story brings those powerful feelings of youth into sharp focus. It's our facebook and twitter pick of the day - do share if you like it too!

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What a beautiful piece of

Posted on Mon, 28 Oct 2019

What a beautiful piece of nature writing, with a real sense of autumn drifting towards winter. This is our facebook and twitter pick of the day - do share if you like it too.

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