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I have 590 stories published in
17 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 861477 times
and 347 of my stories have been cherry picked.
8 of my 108 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 9 votes
My stories
In Susan’s Room. England, May 1982
In Susan’s Room. England, May 1982 Outside. Red roses and creosote. Overalls and medium wave. Jimmy Saville spins the hits from the years. Inside. We...
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On Frenchman Street I Fell Down and Smiled
I notice that my shoe lace is undone as I sit down on the kerb and listen to the street band blow and pull faces of exhilaration. I could tie it now...
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- 386 reads
As if Dancing to Basie (after Phil Burdett)
Warm beer, rosary beads, clutched for nothing but comfort. This knotted man is undone, nightly. He two steps the pier as if dancing to Basie...
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On a Bench at St Osyth’s Bay
If only Franz Ferdinand had taken a holiday in rainy St Osyth‘s. If only they’d stopped Hitler at Nuremberg with love and fresh white scented roses...
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Holding Hands Through Hard Times
Holding Hands Through Hard Times Be careful of whom you choose, but do it today. Find one, interlock, it will help you. If only for seconds. For...
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- 518 reads