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I have 58 stories published in
4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 76717 times
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2 of my 76 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2 votes
Drew Payne
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Travelling Alone
The train was busy but it was Father’s Day. It was full of people returning home to visit their fathers, showing their respect on this particular...
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To the Heart of Marriage
May 2013, The British Government is debating the Equal Marriage Bill. "I just can't stand it anymore," Sarah announced. "Can't stand what?" he asked...
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Penance on a Wet Thursday Morning
It was raining, a fine wet drizzle that slowly saturated their coats and seeped down through their hair to make their scalps cold and uncomfortable,...
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In Days Like This to Be an Honest Person
"This was my first stuffed fly diorama," he said as he placed the six-inch square of cardboard, with its strange decoration upon it, onto the...
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Moving Pictures, part 3 of 3
Thursday 14 th June 1990 Craig Craig sat on the desk, looking at their nearly completed work. Truman was in the stockroom, finishing off the...
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The Greatest Compliment
Posted on Tue, 30 Jul 2024
No need to apologise. It's the greatest compliment that you thought it was autobiographical. It means I got the narrator's voice right.
Thank you.
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Thank you
Posted on Tue, 30 Jul 2024
I do want to reassure you that this is fiction.
I grew up with two very strong-willed parents, who could fight, though it taught me you can win fights without arguing.
A lot of my fiction is about how people live their lives in...
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