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I have 678 stories published in 8 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 866873 times and 475 of my stories have been cherry picked.
140 of my 3,514 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 151 votes

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Richard McDonough

A dinosaur defying extiction.

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Craven Gets Flashed XXI

At the Village Tavern Betty and Mildred were seated at a table near the stage. “Do you ever get the feeling you’ve been forgotten,” said Betty. “...
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Craven Gets Flashed XX

In the back room of his shop above the Village Tavern stands Freddie Moynihan, proprietor of Village Oddities. Freddie is in a snit with a sleepy...
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Craven Gets Flashed XIX

“As his wife slept, Kenny the dry cleaner tip-toed out the front door and descended the flight of stairs to the lobby. “Mrs. Hudson!” said Kenny. ”I...
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Craven Gets Flashed XVIII

Outside the station house Sergeant Dowd climbed in behind the wheel of the paddy wagon. “Try to have it back at a decent hour, sarge,” said officer...
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Craven Gets Flashed XVII

“Kenny, are you coming to bed?” “Whilst the hounds chomp at our very feet! I should say not. The streets are crawling with vermin, and one must take...

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140 of my comments have received 151 Great Feedback votes

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" Inside I’m still that child

Posted on Mon, 02 Mar 2020

" Inside I’m still that child. Scared of everything. Especially the truth and its close friend reality."

A shudder of recognition right there, Drew. Something I hadn't come to terms with untio I started writing about boyhood. Thank you for...

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Posted in On the Spectrum

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Thanks for reading, Drew. I'm

Posted on Sun, 16 Feb 2020

Thanks for reading, Drew. I'm currently up to my neck with Craven and Betty stories. I've been working on a book edit. I have so much stuff to weed throuugh that it's frustrating. But it's my first attempt at putting a book together, and I am...

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Posted in Craven Danger and the Case of the Ouija

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Damn fine piece of writing,

Posted on Thu, 24 Oct 2019

Damn fine piece of writing, kilb50. Like onemorething just said: Brilliant.

Rich

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Posted in Birthday Song

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You had me at Ella. Love Ella

Posted on Mon, 07 Oct 2019

You had me at Ella. Love Ella. Well, you had me before Ella. but it sinced the deal. Lovely.

Rich

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Posted in appeal

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I'm still a kid, celtic.

Posted on Fri, 27 Sep 2019

I'm still a kid, celtic. Except when I look in the mirror. So I live in a house with no mirrors. 

 

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Posted in Life and Death Under the Hudson

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I love these, Jane. You write

Posted on Mon, 09 Sep 2019

I love these, Jane. You write with a lot of heart. You're my inspiration when I think about writing more about childhood. I hope to see more of these.

Rich x

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Posted in Pad Life 6: The Elephant In The Room

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I was hoping to do one this

Posted on Mon, 12 Aug 2019

I was hoping to do one this weekend, insert. Trying to find the right one. But I will do it. Thnaks so much for asking

Rich

 

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Posted in Katy, A Ghost Story (IP)

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Beautiful. And your reading

Posted on Tue, 13 Aug 2019

Beautiful. And your reading was spot on.

Rich

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Posted in "It was the Daisy...."

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Beautiful, lavadis. (Okay. I

Posted on Sat, 29 Jun 2019

Beautiful, lavadis. (Okay. I did have to look up estivation, but now I know a new word. So, it's a good thing.)

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Posted in Everyone remembers everything eventually

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May sound strange, Ewan, but

Posted on Thu, 13 Jun 2019

May sound strange, Ewan, but it made me yearn for my own dad who had died too young. Age 52. I can see him sitting alone at the dinner table - he worked late most nights - with a Hemingway paperback in one hand and a forkful of mashed in the...

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Posted in Quincite

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