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I have 7 stories published in one collection on the site.
My stories have been read 3659 times and one story has been cherrypicked.

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Barry Foster

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A Speech Delivered On Our Ship Leaving The Port

As we embark on this journey Not knowing the final port, Nor the conditions of the seas, Whether they will be charitable to us or not, Nor knowing, if we must confront an iceberg,

The Old Couple

You slipped, darling. But young arms kindly returned you, terrified. I grip your hand to steady you, shaking. We return to our familiar steps, slower still.

Sometimes

Sometimes the world seems monochrome, like an endless corridor of televisions untuned, as though someone pulled the plug and drained away all colour. Then, in moments like these,

On Leaving the Cinema

Bleary-eyed and dazed I stumble into daylight, not to be embraced by some bosomy blonde, nor to rapturous applause of naive natives grateful for the return of historic treasures.

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