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I have 189 stories published in 6 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 85708 times and 26 of my stories have been cherry picked.

My stories

Upperkirkgate Chapter One: That Wilfully Seeks Her Own Salvation, Part 1

“Your secret’s safe with me,” said Alison to Jack as they sat down at a table in a coffee shop. It also sold books on the street called Upperkirkgate...

Never Let the Saucepan Boil Dry Chapter Eight: Song of a Quenguin

I was, and remain, very grateful for many things in my life in Culloden: for my landlord, David, and for my parents, who live on the other side of...

Never Let the Saucepan Boil Dry Chapter 7: Speak Well, Mean Well, Do Well

The job I had hoped for did not materialise. 2004 began slowly as my academic victories that meant so much did not immediately lead to any kind of...

Never Let the Saucepan Boil Dry Chapter 6: I Shall Arise, Part 2

Back in Aberdeen, May was supposed to bring an end to the taught Postgraduate Diploma phase of the course, but I needed more time, having become...

Never Let the Saucepan Boil Dry Chapter 6: I Shall Arise, Part 1

I am sorry now that I did not attend Dad’s induction in Cromarty. I found it difficult to accept the pace of change, and what had happened in the...

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