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I have 583 stories published in
17 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 685866 times
and 336 of my stories have been cherry picked.
6 of my 103 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 7 votes
My stories
The Loveless
In my room of books. Warm radio noise. Yorkshire tea. Across the landing. The bath runs. She’ll enter it soon, and the soapsuds will sigh. From this chair. October drizzle presses,
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You Got The Floor by Arthur Adams
White shoes, White socks. Under the palm tree. Waiting to spin. Monday nights, are my night. Homework skipped, for higher ground. When it comes, this record. I’m free. Flying.
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The Ukulele Lady (re-strung)
In Burnley. In the county of Lancashire. In the country of England. It’s a wet, Friday afternoon. There’s an October slate sky, and the car park is full. Kerbed on a backstreet,
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- 1227 reads
The Ukulele Lady
In Burnley. A wet, Friday afternoon. October slate sky, and the car park is full. Kerbed on a backstreet, the ukulele lady. Applying lipstick, a cadet hat, for the lost boys in the room.
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- 635 reads
Near Paddington
Dead in the house fire. Nineteen seventy two. A girl, six years old. No remains. Today. The Father. A man of sadness, age and rheumatism, celebrates her life. Walking streets,
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