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Miserable Bastards Hedgehog Salvation

Sep 6th, 2026

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3 minutes

A free chapter from Miserable Bastards. One day. Cheap drink, friendship, and the small mercies. Mikey arrives a wee while later, looking like he had walked through a hedgerow and had a fight with a rampant badger. Frank’s eyebrow goes up as he looks from…
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New Collection

Jul 26th, 2026

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1 minute

Sitting on the front step, enjoying some unseasonal sunshine. A crow flies down and lands on the lamp post. I’m thinking that would be a great picture for those stories I’m writing. Yeah, I know. Who calls their collection, even a short collection, “Death”? It’s…
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Mac

Apr 10th, 2026

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4 minutes

This is Chapter 8 of my story. This is where the narrator goes for a pint with his brother in law. This book deals with some heavy themes, but is chapter is lighter. Mac was back from Germany. “You should’ve seen it, pal. Honestly, Stevie.…
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The Match

Apr 9th, 2026

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6 minutes

This is Chapter 8 from my story “Burn”, one of my favourites. I walk back towards the ground. Under the bridge and there is the waste ground where The Craigie used to be. It was up there with Eddie’s as the best bar in town.…
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Escape

Apr 8th, 2026

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1 minute

This is Chapter 12 of my book “Follow the Light” And we are off, bleary-eyed, into the Ayrshire morning. Emmy looks gorgeous, her short blonde hair and a smile that I would never tire of seeing. My car sitting on the street coughs up a…
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Miserable Bastards Hedgehog Salvation

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