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Falling
Falling I am no one . White walls washed by sodium light was all I could see. There was a certain kind of claustrophobia that went with the room, a...
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The Golden Fleece (Part Two of Two)
Part One at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/golden-fleece-part-one-two The Golden Fleece (Part Two of Two) Feeling slightly restless, I...
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The Golden Fleece (Part One of Two)
The Golden Fleece (Part One of Two) She who must be obeyed - that’s the phrase that sprang to mind as we meandered through Primark’s burnt offerings...
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After Russian Rain (A Postscript from Moscow)
Previous messages from Moscow: https://www.abctales.com/collection/messages-moscow After Russian Rain (A Postscript from Moscow) It was on May 9 th...
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After the Snow
After the Snow Sun sets over a sylvan skyline, birdsong fades on bare boughs, vulpine tracks of hunting paths, life crawls post Yuletide sprawl...
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Nicely done, Penny.
Posted on Wed, 18 Mar 2026
Nicely done, Penny.
Love the diversion!
Looking forward to more...
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A charming tale told so well
Posted on Wed, 18 Mar 2026
A charming tale told so well in poetic form, Rhiannon.
A child's literal interpretation is often a moment that brings family closer together
[Should that say "recently-reading-well"?]
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Looking foreward to following
Posted on Mon, 16 Mar 2026
Looking forward to following this brilliant challenge. Intriguing stuff, for sure. Nowt better than a good, old-fashioned murder mystery!
Read full commentPosted in "Penny's Pass the Story"
I'm off to the US in November
Posted on Tue, 17 Mar 2026
I'm off to the US in November so I should be carefully what I say about this, shouldn't I? Well, if planes are still flying by then given the Tangerine demi-god's best efforts to have us all blown to smithereens by then via his meddling in the...
Read full commentPosted in The Lost Dreams Of Alfred Muggins In The New Reich by Alfred N.Muggins
Cracking story. Enjoyed all
Posted on Thu, 12 Mar 2026
Cracking story. Enjoyed all three parts. Classically Russian Doll in its conception.
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"..and the daffodils trumpet
Posted on Wed, 11 Mar 2026
"..and the daffodils trumpet their joy in the way
the days are now lengthening, warming for spring.."
You have captured the language of flowers so adriotly here, Rhiannon.
A cornucopia of colour.
Glorious!
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‘I heard you lead our Arty
Posted on Mon, 09 Mar 2026
‘I heard you lead our Arty into the hollowlands,’ said Mani.
Ooh intriguing. The plot thickens. I like little snippets dropping in like that making the story turn.
Looking forward to more.
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Thanks, Jane. Your feedback
Posted on Tue, 10 Mar 2026
Thanks, Jane. Your feedback is always helpful.
Read full commentPosted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (13)
I remember leaving hospital
Posted on Fri, 06 Mar 2026
I remember leaving hospital as a kid after having a broken arm sorted. My mum made me boiled egg and soldiers. It tasted like one of the best meals I ever had, so happy was I to be home. This all seems a bit of a puzzler, Jenny. I hope it's...
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The internal rhyming is so
Posted on Thu, 05 Mar 2026
The internal rhyming is so well done. Pure nonsense but highly enjoyable. Well...unless it's all true.
My favourite lines "...made the nurse curse when he shredded
Read full commenther purse and dismembered her favourite hat.."
Posted in Teeth Tales: Ernie's Terrible Teething
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