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Giant Redwoods
Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/giant-redwoods-mp3 Shafts of silver light cascade at twilight, a canopy bordering an evening...
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Autumn
Autumn The Harvest Moon will reach peak illumination on Monday, September 20 The Autumn Equinox is on Wednesday 22 nd September 2021 Moonlight lunar...
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With or Without You
We promise ourselves to remember…always. Sometimes memories can eventually be washed away like sandcastles on a beach… Dan Foley had waited for this...
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Chinese Whispers (edited and updated, 2021)
This is the story I read live at the ABC Reading on 26 th August 2021. I understand not everyone could hear it due to technical issues so here is an...
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Ballerina Toy Box
The boundary between the real and imagined world can be a thin veil Daylight fades, an ethereal twilight descends, I turn the key, music tinkles like...
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I know nothing at all about
Posted on Wed, 28 Apr 2021
I know nothing at all about Tarkovsky. (I thought he was a right back for Everton) Super poem that makes me wanna look Tarkovsky's work up.
Read full commentPosted in Conversations About Tarkovsky in a Copenhagen Restaurant
Compelling dialogue and
Posted on Tue, 21 Sep 2021
Compelling dialogue and strong narrative, Sean. In other news, I am onto Chapter 2 of Excavatum and like what I have read so far. You have a very distinctive voice. Paul
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Your poetic reminiscences are
Posted on Tue, 20 Apr 2021
Your poetic reminiscences are like no other, Jenny. Another gorgeous poem remembering times gone by. Paul :)
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Beautifully done, Luigi. Paul
Posted on Thu, 23 Sep 2021
Beautifully done, Luigi. Paul
Read full commentPosted in Autumn Leaves
Tension built nicely and
Posted on Thu, 23 Sep 2021
Tension built nicely and strong dialogue, of course. Cliffhanger finish!
Read full commentPosted in Disenchantment 40
I think every school had a
Posted on Wed, 22 Sep 2021
I think every school had a Jimmy Blue. My school had quite a few of them. Spookily, I wanted to be a journo when I was at school. I failed miserably to get anywhere near the straight As needed to get onto a relevant degree course. Oh well...as I...
Read full commentPosted in Move Away, Jimmy Blue
Carefully crafted and a
Posted on Wed, 22 Sep 2021
Carefully crafted and a lovely rhythm. Nicely done, Rhiannon. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in The Wind in the Willows
A fascinating family history.
Posted on Wed, 22 Sep 2021
A fascinating family history. [Few typos: "...example of anti-Catholism.." "... his wife was brought.." "he was one of the best men..."]
Read full commentPosted in Maria and the Bellasis Family 5
There's definitely a fairy
Posted on Wed, 22 Sep 2021
There's definitely a fairy tale feel to this with a clear, underlying environmental warning. Nicely done. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in Out in the Fields
Some beautiful imagery in
Posted on Tue, 21 Sep 2021
Some beautiful imagery in here and a haunting story. As always, some wonderful lines. This also made a great short story in prose form. So many aspects and a touching, intriguing series of events. You could actually add to the story, quite easily...
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