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I have 1154 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2138026 times and 1168 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1560 of my 15,046 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1592 votes

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Jack O'Donnell

 

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a stumbling block

All is grace All is despair When you are not there When you are there For god’s sake For our sake Where is he? Where he is I hear a voice I hold a...

our once blue planet

Nature’s pulse. Temparture Rising. Unwell. Our oceans lost rainbow of falling tiny shells. Splicing and dicing latencies Something hidden now at sea...
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widdershins

You probably remember that story of the Virgin Mary turning up unexpectedly at her pal’s house, as she’s prone to do, and blurting out: ‘hi, you’re...
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Jimmy Savile and me

I was lying in bed when my mum rushed up the stairs, barged into my room, mouthed that it was Sir Jimmy Saville on the phone. I had to shoo her away...
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the war to end all wars

In a world of mud, colour was a low deceit and became his eyes, his legs and his feet tapping out messages to his body in the trenches. Bright...

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1560 of my comments have received 1592 Great Feedback votes

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great writing harry, I'd love

Posted on Sat, 06 Oct 2018

great writing harry, I'd love to read your novel. I will read your novel when you're ready. 

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Posted in How writing (and a cat called Daisy) may have saved my life...

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It's great to see you writing

Posted on Tue, 02 Oct 2018

It's great to see you writing harry and you are a great writer. I reviewed your novel somewhere, possibly even here. I read a lot of posts on places like fakebook and aspiring authors always come away with the 'can I make a living from writing...

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It's been such a pleasure

Posted on Sat, 29 Sep 2018

It's been such a pleasure reading this post and all the supportive comments it makes me feel almost human. Brilliant. Keep at the writing Harry and shine. 

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Posted in A Martian in the Closet

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lights up a few dark holes. 

Posted on Sun, 16 Sep 2018

lights up a few dark holes. 

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Posted in Tangerine static

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yes, indeed, no confusion

Posted on Sat, 08 Sep 2018

yes, indeed, no confusion here. Only words of wisdom. mind's eye crystal clear is a bit cliched. Apart from that wonderful. 

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Posted in Feeling Confused about Time

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an awareness of other's

Posted on Sat, 01 Sep 2018

an awareness of other's plights is a kind of wisdom and the begining of healing. 

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Posted in Someone Died Today (2)

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life is thinking out loud.

Posted on Sun, 22 Jul 2018

life is thinking out loud. and laughing (sometimes). 

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Posted in HERE I SIT

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sometimes we forget how much

Posted on Tue, 03 Jul 2018

sometimes we forget how much we have. pack what you can hold sums up our riches. 

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Posted in Go Now

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yes, hopefully it will always

Posted on Tue, 26 Jun 2018

yes, hopefully it will always be like this, or at least for a while.

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Posted in a break from hoovering

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watch out for cliches, like

Posted on Sun, 03 Jun 2018

watch out for cliches, like 'turned up trumps' (especially with the monstrosity of a Trump that trumps most cliches). wolf and stuck pig. rougher end. gotten so deep. phoney war. most trusted confidantes  

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Posted in Through War & Adversity - Chapter 3 - Part I

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