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I have 1329 stories published in 31 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 720879 times and 317 of my stories have been cherry picked.
69 of my 1,216 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 71 votes

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jerry ryan

 

My stories

The Titusville Harvest Festival

As the Titusville Harvest Festival approached, Rhonda's turnip patch had struggled due to a series of unexpected frosts. Despite all of her efforts,...

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In the ongoing antagonstic, co-operative bantering that occurs within marriages, one of the parties will sometimes choose not to provide any...

Happiness and a Prayer at Rivers End

What's up, y'all It's Day three and time for another Riversend rivulet. At Riversend we openly embrace the concept of happiness above and beyond the...

The Beginning of the Rivers End

Well, I suppose it had to happen didn't it? My daughter Mary and her soon to be husband Jon asked me to officiate at their October wedding Thanks to...

Punk Situation

When I was young, I was reluctant to write because I was afraid that I'd punctuate incorrectly as I'm not great at following rules. Our teachers...

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69 of my comments have received 71 Great Feedback votes

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just below the surface

Posted on Mon, 03 Aug 2020

in the darkness where falling to greater depth is flying. We are only fearsome at the surface where we misunderstand and are misunderstood simultaneously.

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Posted in Sea Monsters

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Reminders of unconditional love

Posted on Mon, 20 Jul 2020

bring us courage every time that we connect with them.  A beautiful, heart felt poem that will touch the heart of all readers.

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Posted in "Anna's Blanket"

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simply irresistible

Posted on Thu, 21 Sep 2017

a few clean up notes

get rid of a couple "littles"

clarify this sentence" The look, in her mind’s eye, that right now made her want to her jump right back on one and go home"

seek alternatives to the word "seem" ( appear,...

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Posted in Wrinkles

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Thanks Jacques

Posted on Sat, 04 Nov 2023

for your careful reading

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Posted in You're Invited to Robyn's Party

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Thank You Jacques

Posted on Sat, 28 Oct 2023

I hope you'll read the Ice Rivers collection available on Amazon. I'm putting the finishing touches on Fullfilled, the last book in the "trilogy".

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Posted in Modern Teaching

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Love this

Posted on Tue, 26 Sep 2023

Perfect use of IP, Jennifer. It reminds me of the day we were selling a used car from our house. One of the intersted buyers was a kid probably around your age at the time. The car belonged to my daughter. We deliberated about selling the car to...

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Posted in Misguided In The Early 90s

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Okay that's it

Posted on Mon, 17 Jul 2023

I'm getting another cupcake, you temptress you.

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Posted in Shadowy Visions Of The Past

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The story's pacing is well

Posted on Fri, 16 Jun 2023

The story's pacing is well-balanced, with the first encounter between Marie and Ella building my anticipation. The  exchanges of fish for leaves creates a delightful sense of familiarity and routine. The climax, where Ella finally comes home with...

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Posted in A Cat, A Leaf and Fresh Fish

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Yup

Posted on Tue, 13 Jun 2023

We Moody Blues fans need to stick together.

Jusint is now playing in more intimate setting without John Lodge and with a guitarist, a flute player and a keyboard player all of whom sing. The flute player and the keyboard player are eomen...

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Posted in Two More Tuesday Afternoons

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