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| Type | Title | Author | Replies | Last updated |
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| Story | A Younger Man's Trousers | mickleinapickle | 18 | 12 hours 35 min ago |
| Story | Bill or Bob? | Turlough | 20 | 18 hours 42 min ago |
| Story | The Experiment | luigi_pagano | 12 | 1 day 15 hours ago |
| Story | Dusk | Jane Hyphen | 21 | 1 day 16 hours ago |
| Story | Being rather silly | Itane Vero | 2 | 2 days 13 hours ago |
| Story | If Only | smokejack | 1 | 2 days 14 hours ago |
| Story | Lucrezia Borgia | luigi_pagano | 12 | 2 days 17 hours ago |
| Story | Silas Bream 3 | Schubert | 3 | 3 days 13 hours ago |
| Story | Praying to St Lou Reed | Angusfolklore | 3 | 3 days 14 hours ago |
| Story | Silas Bream (Part 2) | Schubert | 9 | 3 days 15 hours ago |
| Story | The Neighborhood | jxmartin | 6 | 4 days 7 hours ago |
| Story | Undercover Agent 6 | Terrence Oblong | 3 | 5 days 15 hours ago |
| Story | "Book of All Answers" | Penny4athought | 20 | 5 days 16 hours ago |
| Story | Who Is Your Robin Hood? | Ewan | 2 | 5 days 18 hours ago |
| Story | White Doors | Mark Say | 8 | 5 days 21 hours ago |
| Story | The 16:03 to Purgatory (Part Two of Two) | marandina | 21 | 5 days 22 hours ago |
| Story | Empty M_______o | Ewan | 16 | 6 days 12 hours ago |
| Story | The Dream | mickleinapickle | 13 | 6 days 17 hours ago |
| Story | Vote Larry! | Kilb50 | 7 | 1 week 22 hours ago |
| Story | by misadventure | sean mcnulty | 9 | 1 week 1 day ago |
| Blog entry | Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point | airyfairy | 0 | 1 week 1 day ago |
| Story | Eclipse | marandina | 19 | 1 week 3 days ago |
| Blog entry | READING EVENT - THANK YOU | Insertponceyfre... | 9 | 1 week 4 days ago |
| Story | Doubt | onemorething | 18 | 1 week 5 days ago |
| Story | Fantasies of Enya (with music video) | Turlough | 20 | 1 week 6 days ago |
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A Drama And A Crisis
I don’t know. You take a week off to have Covid and return to a world where the Post Office has grown horns and a tail. The arts strike again.
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Sweet Contemplation (Part 2 of 2) (IP)
I knew what Ben had been thinking. He was thinking it was his job now, his inheritance. I hadn’t gone near the vegetable garden after the night I saw Mum.
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Sweet Contemplation (Part 1 of 2) (IP)
We’ll never know why Dad went out to the vegetable garden. Maybe to see how the cabbages were doing, or to plan the next crop. Maybe just to think. He used to say that being out among living things just quietly growing was a good exercise in contemplation.
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Lock
Padlocks on a bridge supposedly capture your true love. I thought maybe they could capture something else. Picture copyright free from Pixabay.
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Pad Life 18: Them's The Breaks
Little Cat and I are back, having totally failed in our mission. Picture copyright free from Pixabay.
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Fri, 15 Mar 2024
Jean, you have been so generous about sharing your story in our public domain posts, so I hope you are happy for this to be our Pick today. The picture represents how I've always seen your writing - colourful and sparkling and bringing joy. x...
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I always thought they
Posted on Thu, 04 Aug 2022
I always thought they originated in Paris, but according to Wikipedia (so it must be true) there is a Hungarian story about a woman who fastened padlocks to bridges in memory of her lover who was killed in the First World War. I think mass...
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I'm so sorry to hear this.
Posted on Thu, 14 Jan 2021
I'm so sorry to hear this. And this site is here to be supportive when you need it.
It sounds as though you are spending so much emotional energy trying to forgive and understand your father, but please think about prioritising yourself...
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Story of the Week
Posted on Fri, 15 Mar 2024
This is also our Story of the Week.
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Congratulations on the golden
Posted on Wed, 07 Feb 2024
Congratulations on the golden cherries. This really is a wonderful poem. I worked in Adult Services for a while, and saw families going through this dilemma. There are no easy answers and you're right, it does take courage to make that decision...
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This whole series has been
Posted on Sun, 04 Feb 2024
This whole series has been such a joy to read, Turlough. You brought the place and the people to life. I am greatly looking forward to the promised Part 13 and the prequel.
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Story of the Week
Posted on Sat, 20 Jan 2024
This enchanting piece is our Story of the Week. Congratulations!
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Thank you, Jacques. Sites
Posted on Fri, 12 Jan 2024
Thank you, Jacques. Sites like ABC are indeed very precious, and it is lovely that this one has so much support.
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Mon, 01 Jan 2024
Jennifer's lovely, sympathetic advice is our Facebook and X Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Sat, 30 Dec 2023
This delightful poem is our Facebook and X Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.
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