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I have 25 stories published in
one collection on the site.
My stories have been read 14917 times
and 29 of my stories have been cherry picked.
13 of my 81 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 14 votes
Nick Austin
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Ghigau 19
Sunday The weather showed no sign of abating and the sun rose fierce and unfiltered, like some alien weapon sent to destroy the world. Newsreaders...
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Ghigau 18
Alan Terence O’Donnell lived in Dongola Road, Plaistow, in a small, two-up-two-down, pebble-dashed house, probably built around 1900. In the...
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Ghigau 17
Catherine Booth was at home and bored. It was another scorching day. The thermometer read 27 degrees and it wasn’t yet 10am. The air was thick and...
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Ghigau 16
Sam Tate could sense this case was going to become big news. After the press conference, and Lenny’s outburst, when he'd found out about the stalking...
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Ghigau 15
Hermione’s eyes were closed and she bit her lip in an effort to stifle a groan. The sheets beneath her were soaked with perspiration. Even with the...
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Good to know, and thank you.
Posted on Sat, 30 Aug 2025
Good to know, and thank you. I believe you are part of the team that run this site, so thank you for doing such a great job of providing a nurturing space for so many writers.
Nick
Read full commentPosted in Ghigau 13
Love this, reads like a Grimm
Posted on Sat, 27 Sep 2025
Love this, reads like a Grimm tale for the 21st century.
Read full commentPosted in From her to eternity
Great stuff, literally.
Posted on Thu, 18 Sep 2025
Great stuff, literally. Enjoyed this.
Read full commentPosted in Beige Goo Splat - (part 3)
At the risk of repeating
Posted on Mon, 01 Sep 2025
At the risk of repeating myself, journalism is your calling. Evocative, nostalgic, elegiacal, it made me remember the London of my youth.
Read full commentPosted in My first new beginning
Distils the thoughts and
Posted on Sat, 30 Aug 2025
Distils the thoughts and fears of many I suspect, great piece.
Read full commentPosted in For Whom The Bell Tolls (The Centre Seethes)
Thank you very much for the
Posted on Mon, 18 Aug 2025
Thank you very much for the encouragement and the cherries, I hope to add more later this month.
Read full commentPosted in Ghigau 12
Insights
Posted on Fri, 04 Jul 2025
Others have pointed out a few inconsistencies - nothing that a quick edit wouldn't fix I'm sure - and I take their points, but the tone and the characterization is so good. I think the author is female, which makes the male lead even more...
Read full commentPosted in The Vale - Part 1 (c)
Good ending
Posted on Sat, 05 Jul 2025
I love a twist, nice story.
Read full commentPosted in The lisping god of small things
Nicely paced
Posted on Fri, 04 Jul 2025
I could see them in my minds eye - always the indicator of a good story for me. Nice one.
Read full commentPosted in Born on the 4th of July
Damn those rogue apostrophes
Posted on Fri, 27 Jun 2025
Thank you very much for the cherries and damn those rogue apostrophes!
Read full commentPosted in Ghigau 5
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