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I have 585 stories published in
17 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 814717 times
and 340 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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My stories
The Gifting
The Gifting So here we are inside HMP Brixton. The mood brighter than usual. New spring hot sun diffuses mustard through dust thick classroom windows...
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Old Nights
Old Nights For David Floyd And a man rotates a table for diners as I twist myself – synching to unghost those years. I can see them now: Alison with...
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On December Nights in 1973
On December Nights in 1973 Our mum, she loved Marks & Spencer. She'd always say, "Ohh.You can't beat them for quality. For value!" Every...
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Jimmy
Jimmy Under the trees at the end of the field. The day we built our camp. We had rusty nails, sweet cigarettes. A radio that played opera. You showed...
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Luton Revisited (After John Hegley)
Many years ago, John Hegley wrote a seismic political poem about class and mobility for his home town of Luton. It still shocks today. You can hear...
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