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I have 1156 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2174920 times and 1172 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1567 of my 15,073 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1599 votes

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grimms68

Angela stands sulking in the driveway, near the dining-room window, anorak brushing against the wall, out of sight of everyone, poking at something...

Satiety centre.

I am no one. Never nobody What I fear is not here It’s my heart, they say That’s a start When I look I see the apparition Someone that looks Like me...
Cherry

Grimms67

Bob rolls up the sleeves of his frayed, green, checked shirt, and uses the side window of the dining room as a temporary seat. No wind, slow moving...
Cherry

cold pity

Something cannot be nothing Nothing cannot be something Yet A question of reality As seen in the visible galaxy Offers an analogy Black holes are...
Cherry

Grimms66

Del fits false number plates to the white Volvo, stolen to order for the job, in the early hours of the Friday morning, from Bearsden. Dougie lounges...

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1567 of my comments have received 1599 Great Feedback votes

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yeh, I want nick nick and the

Posted on Tue, 05 Jan 2021

yeh, I want nick nick and the shirts too. 

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Posted in Sacred Shirts (2)

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flower-scented dreams are

Posted on Thu, 31 Dec 2020

flower-scented dreams are usually a blessing (well, in my book) as this is. 

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Posted in Symphony Of Emotions

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Janet Kay’s “Silly Games, aha

Posted on Thu, 31 Dec 2020

Janet Kay’s “Silly Games, aha, did one of those stupid zoom meetings (in the etheral audience) with the writers of Small Axe, in which this single, of course, featured heavily in one episode. 

great plot twist with the gun, will he? will...

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Posted in Happy New Year

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malintent. know what you mean

Posted on Mon, 28 Dec 2020

malintent. know what you mean, but not really a word. Ironically, Australia stopped taking convicts around this time. Snobbism, 'natives' denied being of convict stock. Families that were seperated tended to do better in Australia and have...

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Posted in A Bridge of Lies

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we all hope for peace, Jenny,

Posted on Wed, 23 Dec 2020

we all hope for peace, Jenny, good one. 

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Posted in Deodar Tree

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you're only saying that

Posted on Sat, 19 Dec 2020

you're only saying that insert because your your age. 

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Posted in Dade Simpson

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heart-warming. what happens

Posted on Thu, 10 Dec 2020

heart-warming. what happens next happens because there is a next. 

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Posted in ALL lives matter.

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You're telling the same story

Posted on Fri, 18 Dec 2020

You're telling the same story as me. If it wasn't a potato, it wasn't dinner, everyday. The mangle and two sinks, one for cold and hot wash. two-bars on the fire and the huddle to get warm. 

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Posted in A Life Like That

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yes, memories are like that,

Posted on Sun, 13 Dec 2020

yes, memories are like that, just out of sight (and mind) but then they summon us, or we summon them. I'm never sure which. 

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Posted in Certain Memories

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I'm younger and fitter too.

Posted on Mon, 14 Dec 2020

I'm younger and fitter too. (Nah, I'm not, but hey we can all dream). Keep at it Jenny. 

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Posted in Langdale Pikes In Winter

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