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Carols at Midnight
Carols at Midnight Light from a votive candle flickers – candescent, smells of incense permeate the pews. Beyond a prayer book stone floor seems...
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Santa Pause
Santa Pause John Jones hated his name, its mundanity matched only by the inane notion of Christmas. In truth, it hadn’t always been this way. A...
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Christmas Skies
An homage to John Betjeman and inspired by his poem written in 1954 called ‘Christmas’ Christmas Skies Chiming church-bells peal from afar, summoning...
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Where Maps End
Where Maps End Rays of maple light shimmer at sunrise, Dawn’s horizon cast on a glass sea below. Enveloping nascence, A quiet overture of birdsong...
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Who Wants to Live Forever?
For Halloween 2024 Who Wants to Live Forever? Fritz Erlinger was a name that came to haunt me, torture me as my life unfolded. Yet, in the beginning...
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Grant Stayner is coming! I
Posted on Wed, 27 May 2026
Grant Stayner is coming! I like the tension building in this section and the descriptive backdrop. I can see the action. The decks have been cleared for a showdown. Onto the next chapter..
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"...which is freeing
Posted on Tue, 26 May 2026
"...which is freeing nutrients by decay
replenishing earth's riches day by day.."
A poem written with a symbiotic touch. The IP was any variation on the theme of roots so yours is an exemplary adaptation.
An ideal read to...
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Thanks for reading it, Di.
Posted on Tue, 26 May 2026
Thanks for reading it, Di. Yep, Danielle was a bit flustered so forgot to be responsible. She may end up paying for that mistake. Next part up soon.
[Hoping you are looking after those lovely feral cats up on your island. Dunno whether you...
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"So you don't just go around
Posted on Fri, 22 May 2026
"So you don't just go around draining men." I'm so glad that's not a rhetorical question and that they are establishing boundaries. I like the underlying humour in some of the exchanges. There's not much to go on when mapping dialogue like this...
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Thanks, Ray. Your skills are
Posted on Fri, 27 Mar 2026
Thanks, Ray. Your skills are certainly NOT meagre. We all learn from each other on this site. That's its greatest strength.
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I think the risque aspect is
Posted on Thu, 21 May 2026
I think the risque aspect is done pretty coyly. I like the way the characters are being developed. If an emotional connection can me made that comes across as credible then that adds a lot of depth. You are doing it here.
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It's a breathless sequence.
Posted on Thu, 21 May 2026
It's a breathless sequence. The pacing is good, the reader engaged and wanting to know what happens next. On to chapter 10..
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Eesh...that's a tense chapter
Posted on Tue, 19 May 2026
Eesh...that's a tense chapter. Again, very imaginative. I need to read on to find out what happens next..
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Congratulations! This is Poem
Posted on Sun, 17 May 2026
Congratulations! This is Poem of the Week!
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I’m a sucker for anything
Posted on Fri, 22 May 2026
I’m a sucker for anything with witches in it and this has seven! It’s also consummately written prose.
That's why this is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.
Congratulations.
I have added a pic to...
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