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I have 590 stories published in
17 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 857957 times
and 347 of my stories have been cherry picked.
8 of my 108 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 9 votes
My stories
A Steady Carry On
A Steady Carry On after Frank O’ Hara And when I’m better, I’d like a new wife. One who is averse to refined sugar and who does not give me diabetes...
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Absenses
Absences Absent of dog or cat but my Dad barked and my Mum meowed upstairs in their unheated, carpet-less bedroom. We muted them with Showaddywaddy...
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Scarborough
Scarborough I’m flicking through seaside photos of people I love. There are many. In some, we are the perfect reason. There are others where we’re...
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Coffee Shop Fade Out
Coffee Shop Fade Out I’m seeing this all saturated in the stain of winter. It’ll be someday soon. Maybe after Twelfth Night. I will be with her in...
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Radio, Radio
Radio, Radio Let’s hope that this holds. Pull away the rubble. Let the sun rise. On the monsters of the borders, the vermin of the tunnels. Even the...
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