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I have 12 stories published in
3 collections on the site.
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Ross Lowe
Originally from Derbyshire, was living in Berlin. Now back in Derbyshire. What goes around...
Getting back into the lovely world of ABCTales after an absence of writing for quite some time.
'Step Forward, Harry Salt' is a thing I wrote which got published. Still a little bit shocked about that.
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Arrival in Hallowmere
The train station at Hallowmere was notable for two things: first, it was the sort of place that made you wonder whether civilisation had ever quite...
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Gemma
A shift in the air. Something felt different, seemed different. Somehow. Maybe it was that it wasn’t raining for the first time in a few days. That...
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Remnant
Skin tearing, violence. Blood, screams. Agony. Ribs, disfigured limbs, mouths instead of feet, hips bent out of shape, pulsating. Animal sounds,...
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Timesnot
First-time fatherhood is world-changing. That’s what Alan Hillier was discovering with every day that passed. He’d been determined not to screw this...
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Focus on the lips
I’m in a tricky spot here. Just hear me out, and I’ll tell you all about it. So listen. When the audiologist told me I needed hearing aids, I asked...
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Thank you. I heard a similar
Posted on Wed, 10 Sep 2025
Thank you. I heard a similar version of the phrase used when I was at university. A friend of mine from north Derbyshire and his Dad had very kindly given me a lift home from Wales, where we were studying. Over a cup of tea, he told my Mum how...
Read full commentPosted in Arrival in Hallowmere
Thank you for writing and
Posted on Mon, 25 Aug 2025
Thank you for writing and sharing this, Jenny. Like you say, we all get that feeling and that hurdle at times don't we? I'm still fighting my way out of a big one - so I was very glad to find my way back here and see things thriving and as...
Read full commentPosted in When All Seems Lost
I thoroughly enjoyed this! A
Posted on Fri, 14 Jan 2022
I thoroughly enjoyed this! A great read, and a lovely sense of humour to go with it.
Read full commentThanks so much for sharing.
Posted in The God of Mistakes
This is great, Ewan. A
Posted on Mon, 06 Sep 2021
This is great, Ewan. A fitting tribute to special friends.
Read full commentThose last two lines are terrific (and you're rocking that blazer, too).
Posted in Gentlemen and Players
Superb stuff, Pete. Loved it
Posted on Fri, 03 Sep 2021
Superb stuff, Pete. Loved it. I was wondering about the fate of Rudi Voller throughout and half expected to find him still trapped under a piece of furniture when the lads made it back downstairs. Great!
Read full commentPosted in Coyle Loyal
Numskulls
Posted on Mon, 02 Aug 2021
I was thinking of the Numskulls too as I read this! They were a brilliant invention. I think there might have been a Pixar movie in the last few years that bore similarities to it.
Great little story, nicely done.
Read full commentPosted in How Roger Came to Spend Lockdown on the Sofa in His Underpants
"where stillness of view
Posted on Thu, 01 Jul 2021
"where stillness of view lies undemanding" is just beautiful.
A smashing poem, Jen. Really evocative of the countryside I miss so much at the moment, and all the more welcome for it.
Thanks for sharing it with us.
Read full commentPosted in Timeless Wonder
This is a great poem, Paul.
Posted on Tue, 16 Mar 2021
This is a great poem, Paul. Really lifting, mystical, and capturing the spirit of this time of year. A lovely escape from the troubles of current times: better days are on the way! Loved it. Well done.
Read full commentPosted in Vernal Equinox
This is a beauty. Great work
Posted on Wed, 10 Mar 2021
This is a beauty. Great work – a fantastic voyage if ever there was one!
Congratulations on the big 5-0 too.
Read full commentPosted in Black Holes and Revelations
What a beautifully sad and
Posted on Mon, 01 Mar 2021
What a beautifully sad and poignant piece. I hope the little lad is okay.
Thank you for sharing this.
Read full commentPosted in Hand Washing, Glasgow Central
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