celticman

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I have 1161 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2230813 times and 1179 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1582 of my 15,173 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1614 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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1582 of my comments have received 1614 Great Feedback votes

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we are indeed on the edge of

Posted on Tue, 12 Jan 2021

we are indeed on the edge of colour, especially as we get older. 

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Posted in The Edge of Colour

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this is a beautiful story. I

Posted on Sat, 09 Jan 2021

this is a beautiful story. I said that the last time and I echo it here. brilliant 

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Posted in Last Things

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always check where you're

Posted on Thu, 07 Jan 2021

always check where you're being kidnapped to insert. Yes. It features in every story so far. 

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Posted in Tam McSwiggan

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great opening, bit rushed in

Posted on Fri, 08 Jan 2021

great opening, bit rushed in the end. dead cat mystery resolved. enjoyed reading. 

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Posted in The Dead Cat

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The woman led Mary to an

Posted on Sat, 02 Jan 2021

The woman led Mary to an empty table, and pointed to one side, then sat at the other. Mary sat on one side  table, the long haired woman on the other side.

Needs another few drafts. The above sentence is an example. Get it down first if...

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Posted in part 3 (redrafted)

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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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