Stephen Thom
Primary tabs
I have 136 stories published in
8 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 286156 times
and 164 of my stories have been cherry picked.
143 of my 1,158 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 148 votes
Stephen Thom
Carrbridge/Edinburgh
Mandolin strummer in a folk-rock band 'Dante' https://www.youtube.com/user/wearedante
@StephenThom3
My stories
Pins (24)
Image: Wikimedia commons https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pin-N_III_3150-IMG_8986.JPG
- Read more about Pins (24)
- 11 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 1133 reads
Pins (23)
Image: Wikimedia commons https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pin-N_III_3150-IMG_8986.JPG
- Read more about Pins (23)
- 7 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 682 reads
Pins (22)
Image: Wikimedia commons https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pin-N_III_3150-IMG_8986.JPG
- Read more about Pins (22)
- 8 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 1166 reads
Pins (21)
Image: Wikimedia commons https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pin-N_III_3150-IMG_8986.JPG
- Read more about Pins (21)
- 16 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 3994 reads
Pins (20)
Image: Wikimedia commons https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pin-N_III_3150-IMG_8986.JPG
- Read more about Pins (20)
- 8 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 872 reads
Just wonderful again... a
Posted on Tue, 30 Apr 2019
Just wonderful again... a full heart and the right words, a natural musicality in how they fall, your writing is a natural extension of you... do you have any books/collections out?
Read full commentPosted in rock
'Fanning it with her hand'...
Posted on Mon, 28 Jan 2019
'Fanning it with her hand'... great, wee observational touches like this is part of what sets you apart
Pretty part, sweet dialogue
Read full commentPosted in Angel 10 (bromance)
Fantastic imagination, much
Posted on Thu, 21 Feb 2019
Fantastic imagination, much enjoyed. Possibly trimming some of the descriptive words/-ly adverbs early on would help it flow better (we're told his lamp is powerful twice). Adding hyphens to your compound adjectives (melon-sized, cave-like)...
Read full commentPosted in The Toshers
Great piece, quietly
Posted on Sat, 16 Feb 2019
Great piece, quietly affecting and great wee details throughout, flaked almonds on the train, rolling cigarettes, really effective in giving life to all the different characters. Nice optimistic touch at the end. Much enjoyed reading
Read full commentPosted in The Riots
Enjoyed reading, its
Posted on Thu, 17 Jan 2019
Enjoyed reading, its existence somewhere between waking, dreams, and dashes of memories... a leap from Sheffield Wednesday to Real Madrid too. Touches of murakami, nice work
Read full commentPosted in Strange bedfellows
Agree with insert, very
Posted on Wed, 02 Jan 2019
Agree with insert, very accomplished work, much enjoyed!
Read full commentPosted in After The Funeral (Part 2)
Really engaging, sharp
Posted on Wed, 02 Jan 2019
Really engaging, sharp writing and lots of great characters and developments skilfully introduced
Read full commentPosted in After The Funeral (Part 1)
Great idea well-executed...
Posted on Wed, 21 Nov 2018
Great idea well-executed... particularly liked the builder's tenor, and the last stanza was really pretty
Read full commentPosted in Tessitura
this is beautiful and perfect
Posted on Wed, 21 Nov 2018
this is beautiful and perfect and full of love
Read full commentPosted in Lines Written On My Mother's 90th Birthday
Good work Hilary, clipped
Posted on Tue, 20 Nov 2018
Good work Hilary, clipped along at an engaging pace. I liked some of the touches throughout, 'in his mind he had many demons', and 'she wasn't letting him take control'. The latter was a strong, sudden, chilling sentence.
Read full commentPosted in A Casual Murder
Pages