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I have 474 stories published in 17 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 393705 times and 216 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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When I Came Up for Air

By ralph on Tue, 19 Feb 2019

When I Came Up for Air (after Stevie Smith) Everything has withered and died. How can I stay here? Once, when young, I could see futures. But not...
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Bethnal Green

By ralph on Fri, 15 Feb 2019

Bethnal Green A schoolgirl who boarded a plane. Fifteen years old. Radicalised by men. Pregnant, alone. Terrified of blame. Hang her now! You hearts...
Spiritual
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The Price of a Bag of Potatoes

By ralph on Tue, 12 Feb 2019

The Price of a Bag of Potatoes Today in St Luke’s they stuck a needle in my eye. Unpleasant, but I could afford a taxi home. On the news tonight a...
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Roaming Charges

By ralph on Fri, 08 Feb 2019

Roaming Charges I remember a sad song in Paris and a sweet new year dance in Barcelona. The long kiss by the wall in East Berlin. But now we are...
Philosophy
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The Game at the Bottom of the Stocking

By ralph on Sat, 12 Jan 2019

The Thing at the Bottom of the Stocking The westward ship sunk with all my big dreams on board. A heartbreaking game.
Drama
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I think Hank would have liked

Posted on Tue, 15 Apr 2014

I think Hank would have liked that...

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