Frances Macaulay Forde
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I have 87 stories published in
11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 119395 times
and 26 of my stories have been cherry picked.
33 of my 418 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 33 votes
Sue Coughlan
Although retired, I live on the Sunset Coast of Western Australia and occasionally write poetry & stories.
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IMDB: A short film made from my script on You Tube - 2006.
BLOG: francesmacaulayforde.wordpress.com
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My stories
Wardrobe Mistress
I stood in front of the wardrobe we shared and stared and stared. I had just seen her with overalls down below her knees, your familiar bare bum...
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Unconditional
That moment when I realized you weren’t asleep, I couldn’t cry. I wanted to, thought I should, but I couldn’t shed tears for all those years when I...
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- 1860 reads
Tall Tree Tanka
Unfortunately too many enjoy trying to fell tall trees when they should be hugged. We need to learn to look up. Frances Macaulay Forde © 2014
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RECYCLED
Sociable weaver birds gather Kalahari sticks, grass, cotton to construct home trees for hundreds. Out-dated rest points built to carry distance wires...
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Red Umbrella
I see red when you raise spikes along the metal shaft, sharply snap it open, stretching the bright silk above your head I see red a mobile patio –...
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