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The Other Side of Paradise
The Other Side of Paradise I can still remember standing at the side of a dirt track, a sodium-coloured sun high in the sky. The heat made the air...
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This England
Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/this-england This England Ancient land of myths and legend where a man once pulled a mighty...
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Devil's Advocate (Part Three of Three)
Part One at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/devils-advocate Part Two at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/devils-advocate-part-two-...
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Devil's Advocate (Part Two of Three)
Part One at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/devils-advocate Devil’s Advocate (Part Two of Three) It had been a long day and nurse Abbott...
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Devil's Advocate
Devil's Advocate (Part One of Three) At the top of the world, most things look tiny although a diaphanous moon might look like a large silver coin to...
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Beguiling and beautiful.
Posted on Thu, 24 Apr 2025
Beguiling and beautiful.
That's why this wonderful poem is today's Facebook, X/Twitter & BlueSky Pick of the Day.
Congratulations :)
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'...violet helps us be wise..
Posted on Mon, 21 Apr 2025
'...violet helps us be wise...'
Seen quite a few violets in bloom just recently including some in my garden.
Such a beautiful time of year just now.
You have captured the joy in this poem, Rhiannon :)
Read full commentPosted in Peeping through …
That's a heartwarming story.
Posted on Sat, 19 Apr 2025
That's a heartwarming story. I can imagine that becoming a screenplay.
There's a raw honesty to it and a sliding doors pen picture of conflicting worlds.
I guess we are lucky to be born into the one we are in. For the most part....
Read full commentPosted in When Life Gives You Flags
"...probably whack him with
Posted on Fri, 18 Apr 2025
"...probably whack him with an umbrella to get him to move out of the way. " That line made me laugh :o)
Robot Wars - I *knew* it.
That's a helluva an ending.
You've set the next sequence up so well!
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for You - Part 58
More conflict to drive the
Posted on Fri, 11 Apr 2025
More conflict to drive the plot. And not where you might expect to find it.
Scandal. Robotic scandal.
Looking forward to reading more.
Keep going!
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"..stay silent – watchful
Posted on Sat, 12 Apr 2025
"..stay silent – watchful through seasons,
pride in your senescent:: Worthy Majesty."
That's a big finish, Jenny. Trees are the best of us.
A wonderful poem, right there!
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"...about to emigrate to
Posted on Tue, 15 Apr 2025
"...about to emigrate to Australia
– facing about six weeks in the steamship?"
Imagine that, SIX WEEKS!
That's an evocative poem and fascinating historical context.
Nicely done, Rhiannon.
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Nicely done, Ed. There's a
Posted on Thu, 17 Apr 2025
Nicely done, Ed. There's a lilting flow to it that draws the reader in.
Part 35 seems like strong progress.
Good luck with the rest of it.
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Read both parts so looking
Posted on Thu, 17 Apr 2025
Read both parts so looking forward to more.
You capture the sights, sounds and smells so well and, as ever, your eye for small detail is second to none. There's a latent empathy that you write with that makes stories like this so...
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Thanks, Di. I've managed to
Posted on Mon, 14 Apr 2025
Thanks, Di. I've managed to rinse this concept for 5 years now. I really must come up wth an original idea again. Soon :)
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