MistakenMagic
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I have 167 stories published in
5 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 945093 times
and 107 of my stories have been cherry picked.
3 of my 3,065 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 3 votes
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Santarcangelo di Romagna
Santarcangelo di Romagna Sunday morning, the town’s red slate crisps in August heat. We have breakfast in the villa garden where bunches of grapes...
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Yorkshire Puddings
Yorkshire Puddings Sunday morning, and my father is tending to a pool of gold with an arm like a whisk. The batter is perfected: a potion of flour,...
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Walrussey
Walrussey For Wally They say that you dozed off on an iceberg and awoke on Irish shores, a Nordic visitor without a horde, lonely wanderer, far from...
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An Octopus Picks Litter at the End of the World
A serrated bottle cap. A triangle of green glass. These are unusual shells: strange, immortal tools that she collects during a morning’s foraging...
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The Obligatory Snow Poem
I have spent the afternoon in 1961, and out on the quad I think I witness Adolf Eichmann building a snowman.
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This is full of such
Posted on Sat, 06 Feb 2010
This is full of such gorgeous imagery, Maddie - and it's very atmospheric. I love: 'blossom sketched against bark; fragmentary blooms suddenly full,' Magic xxxRead full commentPosted in april that year..
'Reflections drawn from
Posted on Sat, 05 Jul 2008
'Reflections drawn from heart shaped mirrors' Such a poignant line! And I too love how the structure of the poem relates to the movement of a carousel.Read full commentPosted in Carousel
This is such a beautiful
Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2008
This is such a beautiful poem, the subtle rhyme scheme really adds to the rhythm of the poem - and the imagery is superlative!Read full commentPosted in One Driver Escaped Uninjured