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I have 201 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 266330 times and 114 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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Philip Whiteland

Philip is a retired university lecturer in Human Resource Management. Turning 60 seems a very long time ago, now, largely because it is and the 'three score and ten' bit looms large on the horizon. If you can forgive him both of those facts, then you might just enjoy his writing. He lives on the edge of the Derbyshire Peak District, because that is as far as they will let him in. He was born and brought up, in Burton upon Trent, the home of the UK brewing industry, and spent much of his early years attempting to support that industry single-handedly. Much of his early writing was for the Derby Telegraph, Burton Mail's "times gone by" magazine and Mature Times which featured his recollections of growing up (allegedly) in the 1950s and 1960s. He christened his combination of nostalgia and comedy 'nostalgedy', he did consider 'comalgia' but he thought it sounded too much like an unfortunate medical condition.  His first five books of stories are mostly these 'nostalgedy' stories.

Philip is now focusing on his humorous fiction, particularly his Undertakers' series of stories featuring Josiah Oakshott and Archibald Thurble, along with the precocious pairing of Peregrine and Prudence who always seem to be one step ahead of the adults in their lives.  He has also written a series of childrens' stories about (originally) Packham and India, the two labradors at TURN Care Farm C.I.C. (his daughter's care farm) and now Rohan and India.  These have been surprisingly popular with adults, too.  Collections of these stories are sold in aid of TURN Education to support their work with children, young people and vulnerable adults.

You can find all of Philip's published work at http://author.to/PhilipWhiteland

My stories

Cherry

Can't Get Used To Losing You (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 28)

In which Archibald recounts his disquieting dream to Josiah and Chantelle and Lawrence takes charge of their situation.
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Under Pressure (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 27)

In which Lawrence and Amber find themselves in a tight spot and Frankie is left feeling a little flat!
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Hitchin' A Ride (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 26)

In which the Detectives feel disconnected and Chantelle shocks Josiah with her revelations.
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Zombie! (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 25)

In which all Frankie wants is a nice lie down whilst everyone else seems to be obsessed with comparing bladder sizes!
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Toast! (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 24)

In which Josiah, Chantelle, D.S. Stone and Frankie all answer a 'call of nature', in rather different circumstances and with mixed results, whilst Archibald tries to get to grips with Spanish cuisine, and loses!
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