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I have 1156 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2169393 times and 1170 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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Sean Happens 11

‘You can’t kill The Spider as easy as that,’ said Miss Dill. ‘He was already dead in a way. He was born without a soul.’ Mr Martin pursed his lips. ‘...
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Sean Happens 10

Tiredness and fag smoke glazed Sean’s eyes. He was falling asleep leaning against the work surface, but he wouldn’t give into it or go to bed. His...
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Sean Happens 9

Mr Martin gave Sean a little nudge on the back of his shoulder. ‘Go on then,’ he said. Mum stepped out to meet him. ‘So this is yer little friends,’...
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Sean Happens 8

'He dropped me off around the corner from my house. I stood holding open the car door to prolong the moment, but I couldn’t think of anything good...
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Sean Happens 7

We went to see The Poseidon Adventure at the local Odeon. The Spider paid me in and put an arm around my shoulder. We sat in the back seats. His feet...
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1566 of my comments have received 1598 Great Feedback votes

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aye, it's of the I don't

Posted on Fri, 17 Jan 2025

aye, it's of the I don't believe in ghosts but I'm still scared of them variety. seeing things. 

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Posted in The Golden Fleece (Ghost Walk) Part Two of Two

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I've been out looking for

Posted on Thu, 16 Jan 2025

I've been out looking for Spencer. Alas no sucess. But I did find a charging cable. Maybe he has been here. 

robots, cybors, chatgbt and pattern-recognition software such as Fakebook tend to give advice. Shampoo bottles don't. [edit your...

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Posted in Parcel for You - Part 48

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sorry about your sorrow, if

Posted on Sat, 11 Jan 2025

sorry about your sorrow, if that makes sense? 

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Posted in "Silence"

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A sad ending. 

Posted on Wed, 08 Jan 2025

A sad ending. 

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Posted in "Before They Call, I Will Answer, While They Are Still Speaking, I Will Hear." Part Five.

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There's a few statues of me

Posted on Tue, 07 Jan 2025

There's a few statues of me lying around somewhere. They've came to resemble very large rocks, but I don't mind. A statute of Jimmy Johnson outside Parkhead is awful. I guess what you're saying is about quality. We're agreed on that. Statutes of...

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Posted in A statue of you

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It is an unholy land full of

Posted on Sun, 05 Jan 2025

It is an unholy land full of genocidial hate. No surprise the king of Persia would be regarded as a Palestinian refugee and jailed. 

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Posted in Sojourn In Palestine (Welcome To Palestine!) by Alfred N.Muggins : Part 2

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'I'd like to teach the world

Posted on Sun, 05 Jan 2025

'I'd like to teach the world to sing'. That was an old Coke advert and the song went to number 1 (when number 1 was a big thing). Companies pay hundreds of thousands. No surprises. 

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Posted in Childhood.

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lots of people hate pigeons.

Posted on Sun, 05 Jan 2025

lots of people hate pigeons. call them flying rats. But I'm with you on that one. A bit of compassion. 

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Posted in Feed The Birds, Tuppence A Bag.

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As always, I really like this

Posted on Sat, 04 Jan 2025

As always, I really like this re-telling. It stands out. 

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Posted in Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - Photographs

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robots and software are

Posted on Tue, 31 Dec 2024

robots and software are pattern-recognition prisims. No surprise they see the rise of the brown boots as a threat. Malfunctions are coming. 

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Posted in Parcel for You - Part 45

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