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I have 308 stories published in 20 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 205145 times and 71 of my stories have been cherry picked.
6 of my 232 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 6 votes

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Pab Roberts

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Deep Time

Deep Time Scene: A rocky, wind-swept coastline in Scotland, Siccar Point. The year is 1788. JAMES HUTTON, a man in his 60s, rugged from years of...
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Blast, Heave 24

Heave, Blast A Carriage clock, cobwebs, velvet & panelling, marriage photo of Se, photo of Em; alone, he waits. The storm outside Se: Winding...

Oiled

All the while I'm holding back From drinking From eating From loving Heart beating Breathing Running I'm holding me back A Spring oiled Baked, coiled...
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The Oracle

And so Without Warning us of Danger Portia Sybil And fizzing Down her chin Down there Where waters meet Sacred curse On Onan's soil Took root And...

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6 of my comments have received 6 Great Feedback votes

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Swashbuckling joy

Posted on Mon, 09 Jul 2018

Thank you for this, it got my inner parrot chirping, 'pieces of Eight!' 

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Posted in FROM DAYS OF YORE

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ZOMBIES!!!

Posted on Sat, 09 Dec 2017

  • petal, or metal pencil case?
  • A beautiful use of imagery, like the teasing start to a zombie flick
  • fluffy gobs OF sheep's wool
  • I saW you walkin
  • One hand in front OF her
  • Growing loUder
  • ...
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Posted in The Field

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Feedback (& a few typos)

Posted on Tue, 19 Dec 2017

  • Earl Grey
  • let's face it
  • invariably (unless deliberate as part of character's voice)
  • pre-pubescent? - the character comes across as maybe 14/15 to me (esp. if he's a 3rd year)?
  • Parallelled (british)
  • ...
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Posted in Day 1. Cope Muir High

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typo curmudgeon

Posted on Thu, 27 Jul 2017

Hi,  I am insanely jealous of your skill, for which I compensate with petty typo-spotting:

Decent into madness
Manager of Citadel Theatre - consistent with the capitalisation
Within 48 hours, it would all...

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Posted in Ghosts of the Leith Citadel