Stephen Thom
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I have 136 stories published in
8 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 158413 times
and 164 of my stories have been cherry picked.
148 of my 1,178 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 155 votes

Stephen Thom
Carrbridge/Edinburgh
Mandolin strummer in a folk-rock band 'Dante' https://www.youtube.com/user/wearedante
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An engaging piece of life
Posted on Sat, 05 Oct 2019
An engaging piece of life writing, the time pressure and accompanying stress regarding the trolley rental was well-rendered. Enjoyed reading :)
Read full commentPosted in Elevation Worship Part Ten.
An absorbing and, at points,
Posted on Fri, 04 Oct 2019
An absorbing and, at points, emotional and weighty stream of consciousness, all the more real and effective for its rattle of short sentences, off-set against the background observations and life noise. Very much liked 'the entropy of lives where...
Read full commentPosted in Never trust a writer
Skilfully done, dark
Posted on Fri, 04 Oct 2019
Skilfully done, dark psychological dynamics, liked 'lunar violence' and 'until we were just secrets of the field and heather'. Great work
Read full commentPosted in Hares
Beautiful diction, original
Posted on Sun, 15 Sep 2019
Beautiful diction, original phrases and compund words ('rainbows prism-prison free', 'salt bright-broke', 'sun semaphore flocks' - this invention and musicality is one of my favourite parts of your poetry) and control imbues this with life,...
Read full commentPosted in wings, late summer
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)
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