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I have 13 stories published in
one collection on the site.
My stories have been read 10644 times
and 4 of my stories have been cherry picked.
Paddy Johnston
My collections
My stories
Kim & Jessie
'Kim & Jessie' appeared on shuffle as I walked home and summer refused to die. I thought of you dancing in pointed shoes arms flailing in small circles to lead the reluctant revelers
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The Ant Rocks
A long-awaited exchange Of mutual existence Recalls a name, long-forgotten But instantly familiar. As children, thrown unceremoniously Into holidays and grandparents,
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Pipistrelle
Hundreds upon thousands of tiny bats Are beating their thin wings To welcome the night. A flutter falls As the darkness descends And their voices call: A nocturne at once urgent
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Mr Hocking
The secret ingredient In Mr. Hocking’s case Was a thick West Country accent And the crystal clear conviction That it was the seaweed above all else Which made his ice cream the best,
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Scrabbled
It was the second or third time that I visited your house and I scrabbled around in my mind as I picked out the letters of the game of scrabble which was absent from our fated evening
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- 505 reads