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Rain at the Forest Cafe
A morning coffee stop at a café in a clearing.. Rain at the Forest Cafe Fairy lights glimmer as I drink coffee at a bustling forest café – Dogs under...
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
“If we shadows have offended, think but this and all is mended.” Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream A Midsummer Night’s Dream Sarsen stones stand...
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Boris and the Hustings
This is the thirteenth entry in the satirical series at https://www.abctales.com/collection/pandemic-tales-bojo-and-co Boris and the Hustings It had...
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West of Ireland
Standing on a beach in County Kerry, Ireland - 2005. West of Ireland Standing at the far edge of an ancient archipelago, a desolate sentry ashore,...
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The 16:03 to Purgatory (Part Two of Two)
Part One at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/1603-purgatory-part-one-two The 16:03 to Purgatory (Part Two of Two) With that the monk-like...
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These moving pen pictures are
Posted on Tue, 24 Jun 2025
These moving pen pictures are beautfully written.
This is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky pick of the day.
I have added a pic (East Peckham) to promote your work on social media. Just let me know if you prefer to use another...
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All caught up again. Still
Posted on Mon, 23 Jun 2025
All caught up again. Still engrossed.
I like the whole sliding doors theme then the analogy with photons sharing the same space at the same time. Kind of Pullman-esque (quantum physics in a fantasy tale).
You write dialogue so well...
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"..now I'm soaking up
Posted on Tue, 24 Jun 2025
"..now I'm soaking up euphonious
Sweet Smoke.."
Great line that one.
A dreamy reminiscense so eloquently penned. As always.
Topical with Glasto due this weekend. As much as I like the thought of festivals and...
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"..some blether and blather,
Posted on Tue, 24 Jun 2025
"..some blether and blather,
discuss, even fuss –"
Some deft word play on display here, Rhiannon. Definitely immaculate rhyme and rhythm. Almost musical.
A poem executed with great skill.
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I agree...Paul is a great
Posted on Tue, 24 Jun 2025
I agree...Paul is a great name :)
Close encounters of the best kind. Sometimes life surprises you.
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Thanks for reading insert
Posted on Tue, 24 Jun 2025
Thanks for reading insert (and the cherries)
This is the wip I mentioned a while ago. It's my first attempt at a novel so this is the first draft opening. I started this in April 2024. Per Drew's expert advice, I've left it so I...
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A fair analogy. So much irony
Posted on Sun, 22 Jun 2025
A fair analogy. So much irony in who the persecuted were in the 40s and who the persecutors are today. Learn the lessons of history. Not everyone does, it seems.
So much angst, so eloquently expressed.
One of your finest, T.
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Thanks for reading, Jenny.
Posted on Thu, 19 Jun 2025
Thanks for reading, Jenny. Maybe the poem wouldn't have been written if I had got a pic. Who knows? What I do know is that image of them gambolling up the street together will stay with me always :)
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This continues to be
Posted on Mon, 16 Jun 2025
This continues to be compelling and engrossing.
It's today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.
Congratulations.
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That's a poignant footnote -
Posted on Tue, 17 Jun 2025
That's a poignant footnote - we all suffer from the ravages of time and the change it brings with it.
A reflective mix of past and present adrioitly done.
Great stuff, Jenny :)
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