Stephen Thom

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I have 136 stories published in 8 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 396908 times and 164 of my stories have been cherry picked.
138 of my 1,143 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 143 votes

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Stephen Thom

Carrbridge/Edinburgh 

Mandolin strummer in a folk-rock band 'Dante' https://www.youtube.com/user/wearedante

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138 of my comments have received 143 Great Feedback votes

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That's interesting. I think I

Posted on Mon, 05 Nov 2018

That's interesting. I think I thought it would be cool for one bit, then I was like wait that doesn't work at all, or make any sense haha

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Posted in Aura (10)

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Absorbing stuff, great energy

Posted on Tue, 13 Nov 2018

Absorbing stuff, great energy and enthusiasm. Gritty and lots of great descriptions throughout. Cane clicking is really effective. Enjoyed.

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Posted in Jack The Being

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I could make the very first

Posted on Thu, 08 Nov 2018

I could make the very first sentence 'a bad cold was going round...'

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Posted in Aura (15)

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Cheers kindly again :) Had a

Posted on Tue, 06 Nov 2018

Cheers kindly again :) Had a first post-diagnostic support appointment yesterday and feeling a bit of an info overload atm, but I'll get stuck into this soon, over the weekend! Am game for the added academic jargon challenge ...

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Posted in Aspie Life

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You've crafted something

Posted on Fri, 02 Nov 2018

You've crafted something pretty and warm and intriguing. Loved 'cool-water gaze', perfect description. I think the tone is really important here and you've got it down, warm inviting prose

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Posted in The Empathy Files. The Angel of Empathy (3)

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Pretty, taut prose, lots of

Posted on Thu, 01 Nov 2018

Pretty, taut prose, lots of nice observational touches... subject suits your style too... always a strong heart/humanity underpinning everything you write I think... 

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Posted in The Empathy Files. The Angel of Empathy (2)

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Very affecting& transportive.

Posted on Thu, 25 Oct 2018

Very affecting& transportive. Beautiful diction and word combinations 'mind's oceanic slew', 'iron squall of sea', 'words slap and slur like breakers against rock'. A real language treat. Felt sad reading it but the 'steadfast against...

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Posted in Out of Season

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Very real, tender, sad and

Posted on Thu, 25 Oct 2018

Very real, tender, sad and thoughtful. The last paragraph is very pretty, in a sad way

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Posted in "Would she notice?"

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A tough read, well-written.

Posted on Mon, 29 Oct 2018

A tough read, well-written. Little observational touches helped draw me in (pills in dosette box etc) and the thought processes and dialogue were really effective and affecting in their own way. Good work

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Posted in A Weekend with Family

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'I will always identify that

Posted on Fri, 27 Jul 2018

'I will always identify that those were the good days' beautiful words, beautiful piece

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Posted in The Chair

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