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Beltane
A Celtic pagan May Day ceremony drove cattle between fires and over hot embers to purify and ensure prosperity and fertility.
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Dorothy's Coming of Age
The growing pains of baby Dot.
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A Most Unexpected Place
You never know what you might find when you open a door!
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Pride Before The Fall
In Paris in 1912 a man was convinced that his new invention would allow him to fly.
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Deliverance
A tale of recklessness and good fortune.
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A plaintive voice Frances.
Posted on Tue, 14 Apr 2026
A plaintive voice Frances. Very delicate.
Read full commentPosted in Refugee
This is great writing Celtic.
Posted on Wed, 01 Apr 2026
This is great writing Celtic. A sort of down to earth Glasgow Mickey Spillane style that won't let you go until the end. A unique voice. I'm a fan.
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This is just what was needed
Posted on Mon, 30 Mar 2026
This is just what was needed to begin pulling the story into focus. Well written SoulFire.
Read full commentPosted in Penny’s Pass the Parcel - Part 7
Hi Turlough. I've just read
Posted on Fri, 27 Mar 2026
Hi Turlough. I've just read this while chewing my morning toast accompanied by a nice chunk of Camembert, and it set me thinking about the US and its relationship with the rest of the world. Rather alarmingly, under this president, the US seems...
Read full commentPosted in Here's to You, Lady Liberty
Thank you GlosKat. There were
Posted on Wed, 25 Mar 2026
Thank you GlosKat. There were so many conflicting pieces of information when I read it through as a story that I decided to write it this way to pull some of the major threads together so that writer six has a clearer path forward. Good luck...
Read full commentPosted in Penny's Pass The Story - Part Five
This is intriguing writing.
Posted on Tue, 10 Mar 2026
This is intriguing writing. Micky Spillane painting an Edward Hopper picture. Economy of word portraying an image without emotion or real explanation.
Read full commentPosted in III. The Body Box - Part Two
Intriguing story marindina,
Posted on Tue, 10 Mar 2026
Intriguing story marindina, keeping the reader alert and interested. Good writing!
A cross between Harry Potter and Spiderman so far and hopefully more to come.
Read full commentPosted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (13)
A great little piece this as
Posted on Wed, 04 Mar 2026
A great little piece this as it tells such a complex and agonising story in such a compact way. Well done.
Read full commentPosted in Legless
Thank you Frances, you're
Posted on Thu, 05 Mar 2026
Thank you Frances, you're very kind. I'm pleased it made you laugh because it made me laugh too, while I was writing it..can you believe that...laughing at your own stuff? You're right in pointing out it's not easy, but I'm not sure about skill....
Read full commentPosted in Teeth Tales: Ernie's Terrible Teething
What an awful experience you
Posted on Wed, 04 Mar 2026
What an awful experience you've been through Jenny, let's hope the test results are favourable. I had a similar experience some years ago and know exactly how harrowing it can be, especially when in the hands of a huge NHS machine struggling to...
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