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I have 221 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 766628 times and 310 of my stories have been cherry picked.
904 of my 3,267 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 961 votes

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I shaved my head again today. I shave it every couple of months to disguise the fact that I’m going bald.

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904 of my comments have received 961 Great Feedback votes

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If you have forty-two

Posted on Wed, 23 Aug 2023

If you have forty-two wristwatches from Ratners Jewellers you will have the right time eighty-four times a day.

One day I will write about the events surrounding the leaving of some of my former workplaces. Sainsbury's was the best story...

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Posted in Tuesday Morning (How To Leave Your Job!) by Alfred N.Muggins : Part 1

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I got my A Level results on

Posted on Tue, 22 Aug 2023

I got my A Level results on Friday 13th August 1976. They weren't brilliant grades but they were what I needed for university, though within six months I realised that I didn't need university.

I also went to the pub with three mates. We...

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Posted in Steve Mason and the Last Day of School (Part Two of Two)

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It's a great feeling leaving

Posted on Wed, 23 Aug 2023

It's a great feeling leaving a job.

I was thinking of re-writing Paul Simon's song 'Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover' to fit in with all the jobs I've left but when I counted them up I discovered there'd only been forty-two which would have...

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Posted in Tuesday Morning (How To Leave Your Job!) by Alfred N.Muggins : Part 1

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Of course Rhiannon. Good on

Posted on Mon, 21 Aug 2023

Of course Rhiannon. Good on you and the staff for getting it right,

It takes time to assess what might be the best approach. Many of the people I saw were victims of dementia and sometimes quite aggressive. I had to weigh up each of them...

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Posted in 104!

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This is a great story. It

Posted on Sat, 19 Aug 2023

This is a great story. It kept me wondering to the end... and beyond.

There's probably enough dust and dog hairs in our hoover bag to recreate the Dagenham Girl Pipers.

I'll be back in a few days...

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Posted in His Bit of Fluff

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For children there are few

Posted on Mon, 21 Aug 2023

For children there are few places more mysterious and exciting than a wood. Every tree and every small clearing is a source of intrigue and adventure. And every noise is that of a wild beast coming to eat us up until we see that it's only a...

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Posted in Swathed In Nature's Beauty

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