ralph

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I have 579 stories published in 17 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 740919 times and 331 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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My stories

Things That Don’t Matter 2: The X Factor

I’m sitting here, listening to the great Amy Winehouse. What a rare talent she is, a classic voice that sings beautifully crafted pop songs.

I'll think I'll call it 'Appetite'

So it's just history and me. Guy Clarke, Prefab Sprout. Silk Cut. The rain scratching windows, of a Friday night. I could pick up the phone. Talk to a friend. In LA. CA. Basildon.

On Hackney Road

Just going for a walk. A hungry boy. Amphetamine eyes. Through the dark. The drizzled, slant streets of this city. The finest city. With the near dead dogs, wailing. The painted up girls,

Chocolate Digestives and Everything: Part 1

Good evening everybody and welcome to the first of these Tuesday night newcomers meeting of Cocaine Anonymous in Stepney.

Of Peasoup and Piracy: (Butlers Wharf Winter 1962)

I have investment here. Over the knots of a century. It’s bound around the fraying years, on a cold cleat of memory. So loosen time and pull boys. Flex the sinews, let’s heave away.

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