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I have 550 stories published in
26 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 566397 times
and 288 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2 of my 75 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 3 votes
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
The meat counter
The butcher and his vicar wife have stopped eating meat and these days they’re agnostic at best. Their lives revolve around Sundays, meat and God...
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- 314 reads
A supermarket just before closing
A supermarket just before closing is like a seaside town in winter. An empty car park. Shelf stackers sit on kick stools stacking shelves. Evening...
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- 335 reads
Blackcurrant or orange squash
She takes a bottle of each. Robinson’s blackcurrant. Robinson’s orange squash. The only brand name in her trolley. No Pepsi, Persil or McCains it’s ‘...
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- 559 reads
Out of a lump of clay
I have been telling babies their manuscripts will often be turned down without the first line being read and it’s hard, watching the babies...
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- 520 reads
Spaghetti
Should I teach you how to cook a proper spaghetti Bolognese? You’ve got to learn how to make things from scratch. I looked on your shelves and you...
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- 566 reads