ralph

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I have 581 stories published in 17 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 749669 times and 332 of my stories have been cherry picked.
7 of my 104 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 8 votes

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As if Dancing to Basie

By ralph on Sat, 16 May 2020

Warm beer and rosary beads, clutched for nothing but comfort. This knotted man is undone. Nightly. He two steps the boardwalk as if dancing to Basie...
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Wisconsin

By ralph on Wed, 13 May 2020

He speaks to the nation through the night-time networks of treachery. The things he wants are shiny, cheap, divisive and ugly. And now people will...
Opinion
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Breathing Lessons

By ralph on Fri, 08 May 2020

Realisations can choke. The empty biscuit tin, the final scrape of butter. The dirty penny from the jar. Breath, when taken deeply, can dislodge...
Historical Fiction
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Dawn Call Late

By ralph on Wed, 06 May 2020

Alnmouth, Northumberland, Spring, 2013. On a bench with Gladys Bettess. Overlooking the bay. Above us, a kite, swirls, panics, falls. The...
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Whilst Reading Anne Tyler

By ralph on Fri, 03 Apr 2020

I was something else sometime ago. I know that if I wanted, I could climb the twelve stairs, open the battered case and pull out that day on Venice...
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