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to pick up time
never done, the sea is a bed remaking itself over and over, so light never sleeps on the salt shot silk of its sheet and thoughts are beached shells...
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Hand Washing, Glasgow Central
Unfortunately, our ferry got in late because of the wind, so we missed the train we needed, to get to his appointment, but fortunately I had...
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Getting Ready
Gone the rag sound of a bird alone dropped on naked silence between dumpsters' grinding regurgitations from horizon's bridge and fuzzy pulse of cars...
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deer
i used to cross slow growing moss swells by tree masts, tossing, lichen rigged, see in the distance dragon wings, folded into hills. But now, words'...
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part 7
W hen she woke up, Mary did not feel tired anymore. Ever since she had had to stay at Jake’s house, it had taken ages to go to sleep. Night time was...
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Brilliant! Thank You :0) I
Posted on Sun, 01 Feb 2026
Brilliant! Thank You :0) I love
The kind that held you.
The kind that asked nothing.
The kind that was still there
when you came back.
your suggestion that the sounds of the world we are creating are wearing it...
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Perfect, Rhiannon, all the
Posted on Thu, 22 Jan 2026
Perfect, Rhiannon, all the word sounds and that way you have of making the last line still and comforting somehow
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Thank You for your beautiful,
Posted on Thu, 08 Jan 2026
Thank You for your beautiful, very personal IP response Jenny. I don't know anything about Laycock, but it sounds like a good place to hold such a precious memory of your Mum
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Love the Ferrero Roche
Posted on Mon, 05 Jan 2026
Love the Ferrero Roche/Hazelnut allergy :0)
Is it Totem Carol wants to give to Harry's Mum?
I like this part even more than the first, really hope there are LOTS MORE :0)
This thing with the salmon did actually happen at my...
Read full commentPosted in The Cat Krampus Campus (And Moment who couldn't resist not doing nothing) Part 2
That's a fantastic title :0)
Posted on Wed, 24 Dec 2025
That's a fantastic title :0) I am glad they missed out on the trouble this one time! Happy New Year, with lots of writing :0)
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Ok. Second guess, shoe
Posted on Mon, 15 Dec 2025
Ok. Second guess, shoe smuggler just starting out thought he was getting a bargain, but was actually only half pairs. So embarrassed he buried them all in the garden?
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The undercurrent of suspicion
Posted on Mon, 15 Dec 2025
The undercurrent of suspicion for your fellows seeded in history, but all sides still united in fear of the faeries, that belief in luck and bad luck which is older than religion. All sides relishing the bright words and skill of pulling a laugh...
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The hare episode is brutal.
Posted on Mon, 15 Dec 2025
The hare episode is brutal. Bobby is a brilliant best friend, his solidarity, about the hare's blood dripping onto your bike. Your Mum is so strong! I think the laughing must have got her through, I love the hilarity that flickers all through...
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This lovely :0) Echoing what
Posted on Sun, 14 Dec 2025
This lovely :0) Echoing what Insert says. Best wishes for you and all your family XXX
Read full commentPosted in "Christmas with a Child's View" (....Santa Claus, Pere Noel, Father Christmas, Sinterklaas, Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle....)
Beautiful writing. You know
Posted on Fri, 12 Dec 2025
Beautiful writing. You know how to convey to the reader completely your experiences, rich, vivid, human. I loved "The table felt like an organism, warm and loud and insistent, wrapping itself around all of us."
Read full commentAlso liked very much "ladled...
Posted in The Kitchen Door
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