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Eleanor Cross
Eleanor, highborn of Castile, favoured daughter of Ferdinand, beloved, revered Queen to Albion’s powerhouse: The Longshanks. Noble monarch, woman of...
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Memento
I should delete these texts A permanence of darkness, where light no longer creeps, where memories fade, of bygone times. I can hardly see them now,...
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Happy New Year
It’s 23:17 at least that’s what my phone says. People don’t wear watches these days, do they? It’s pretty busy in here tonight but what do you expect...
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Empire State (Part 7 of 7): Escape
I broke from the reverie, heart beating faster, pulse raising. Sam was in danger. I could try and rush the bodyguards left to keep me here but there...
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Empire State (Part 6 of 7): Devil in the Attic
Wicca ritual practices are often staged with followers in a sacred circle. Spells are cast to bring about changes in the real world. “The Summerland...
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"..when lapse of memory
Posted on Thu, 21 Mar 2024
"..when lapse of memory
chases days and nights.."
Nothing worse than losing a dream you want to remember. You have done a fine creative job in producing a poem based on something so elusive. Nicely done, Jenny :)
Read full commentPosted in What's Not Written
‘I’m not sure it is but I’ll
Posted on Wed, 20 Mar 2024
‘I’m not sure it is but I’ll reserve full judgement until I see you two together and evaluate the dynamics of your relationship and if I think you’re taking advantage of him, I’ll intervene.’
Annie is a force of nature - marriage...
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"All I see are double
Posted on Tue, 19 Mar 2024
"All I see are double standards, some animals are more
equal than others..."
Always good to see Orwell quoted.
Yep, the online world can really get inside your head if you let it. You have painted a picture of chaos adriotly...
Read full commentPosted in Too Many Tabs Open
"...grape hyacinth’s blue
Posted on Mon, 18 Mar 2024
"...grape hyacinth’s blue bubbles
burst up from their sleep..."
Such a sweep of colours and celebration. I think it's spring equinox today. Finally...surely....warmer days and lighter nights. I think we are due after all the rain....
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Reading out loud is a big
Posted on Fri, 15 Mar 2024
Reading out loud is a big deal so well done for navigating the adrenaline-fuelled terror and euphoria that goes with events like that. Yeah...I'd love to listen if you do a recording. I haven't put anything onto SoundCloud for a while but it is a...
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"He drove her to a quiet
Posted on Fri, 15 Mar 2024
"He drove her to a quiet place.
And in the land of guns of course he had one too.
He took it out and in the seamlessness of time.."
That is a tragic tale, Jane. An elegiac tribute that is sad to read but so...
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Thanks for reading, T. Yes,
Posted on Fri, 15 Mar 2024
Thanks for reading, T. Yes, that was the factory I was thinking of when I read your poem a while back. It was a bit weird that so many people commented on strange smells from factories in the past in your comments thread (including me). The...
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"..deep caves beneath
Posted on Mon, 11 Mar 2024
"..deep caves beneath capacious
gorges pensively wait to be
explored.."
Such rich and evocative imagery. A lovely tribute to Mother nature, Jenny. Paul
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"...some sort of cyber spouse
Posted on Mon, 11 Mar 2024
"...some sort of cyber spouse kennel.." Made me laugh.
You have captured today's post-university generation in that sharply drawn profile of Annie. As always, lots of understated and clever humour that works so well.
Part 21. Wow!...
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Nicely done. Very credible
Posted on Sat, 09 Mar 2024
Nicely done. Very credible interaction and, as always, you get inside the thoughts and feelings of your characters so deftly.
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