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"For, being green, there is great hope" (quote from Shakespeare's HENRY VI PART 2, ACT 3 SCENE 1)
Some people are angry that Just Stop Oil threw coloured cornflour at Stonehenge. Because the structure is old? A symbol of how humans have survived...
Two kinds of crying : 15th February 2024
Leaving the road for the slick, clay-swallowed gravel of the footpath, newly scalped of its sodden, rot smelling dark brown felt of last year's...
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at dusk today
light mourning lavender sheets sky and sea far pink coast recalls sunset white triangle sail heading out gulls fly, wings bright as full moon's disc...
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October 2023
Shame : so hard to forget this soft word starting with a Sh! as of secrets, brushed under deep carpets and A in its middle, alphabet's beginning an...
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open your eyes!
bombing your moral high ground (won at such terrible cost) must always be a tricky manoevre to pull off - before you know where you are, history is...
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You make "Life still goes on"
Posted on Sat, 12 Jul 2025
You make "Life still goes on" so ominous! Sometimes thoughts, happenings, need time's distance to see what was going on clearly, for great descriptions to wrap round deeply hurtful experiences, objectify them. Your poem is wonderful, telling a...
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Marandina has set his scene
Posted on Tue, 24 Jun 2025
Marandina has set his scene wonderfully in this first part of a new WIP. Step into his story, the darkness and magic, which is Pick of the Day! Then, please do share if you can
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A wise and wonderful poem
Posted on Tue, 17 Jun 2025
Growing from her gardening roots, Jenny's wise and wonderful poem is Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can
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Sympathise with you so much!
Posted on Thu, 05 Jun 2025
Sympathise with you so much! "Senses insulted by / Perverse information gathered." is a fabulous way to put it. The other day, my son wondered how people will learn empathy in the future, when so much of their knowledge will come from AI....
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Congratulations! This is
Posted on Thu, 01 May 2025
Congratulations! This is Story of the Week!
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Read about Cedric's
Posted on Mon, 28 Apr 2025
Read about Cedric's increasing creepiness and Spencer's great idea in this fabulous new part of Jane Hyphen's very clever Parcel for You, which is Pick of the Day!
Image is from here :...
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What a cliff hanger! This is
Posted on Fri, 18 Apr 2025
What a cliff hanger! This is altogether being a WONDERFUL story. I am so happy you found ABCTales :0) I remember you saying when you just had, how you had not really got anywhere with publishing? You have SO MUCH more brilliant stuff now!
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If you would like cheering up
Posted on Tue, 11 Mar 2025
If you would like cheering up, try this wonderful true story from Ed Crane, it is Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can
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I love this one! Read 7 times
Posted on Thu, 27 Feb 2025
I love this one! Read 7 times at least and will again it is FABULOUS
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As we near Valentine's press
Posted on Mon, 10 Feb 2025
As we near Valentine's press of cellophaned roses, this wonderful poem celebrates a very different kind of relationship, and it is Pick of the Day. Please do share if you can
The photo is by Adrei Stroe, found here :
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Posted in The Garden, that was my domain
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