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I have 550 stories published in
26 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 565554 times
and 288 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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I'm John. I live in Norwich and write poems and books and for the radio. My first full poetry collection Most people aren't that happy, anyway is published by Nasty Little Press. You can take a look at it here.
My stories
A prompt is a cue
Sometimes if I hear an aeroplane I book a holiday. If I hear an ambulance I cancel my next day's plans. You know those few seconds before someone...
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Like being in a snow storm without a shovel
I'd already eaten a big breakfast the day I entered the Coney Island hot dog eating contest. The house we were staying in had a good bakery down the...
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Somehow the sea was always there to make you feel stupid
We have bought the campervan the only thing left now is the running away. The last customer to ever use the post office before it closed down bought...
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Stupid moon
We were there for the eclipse, people say sometimes when telling a happy story about a time they were in Cornwall or the north of France with friends...
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Having a heart attack. Back home later.
This film is bad but I’m going to keep watching. People have been through much worse than this My friend is in hospital she had to call the ambulance...
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