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204 of my comments have received 222 Great Feedback votes

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Posted on Thu, 20 Aug 2015

That's a great write and I completely agree with jolono's observations.  The voice is authentic and unpretentious and there's an undeniable honesty and willingness to confont the things that are often pushed out of mind because that's the easier...

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A twist!

Posted on Mon, 17 Aug 2015

That's a killer, unexpected last line!   It threw this erstwhile metaphorical vignette into shockingly stark focus.  

Well done and welcome to ABCtales.

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The writing's ok.  I like it

Posted on Thu, 13 Aug 2015

The writing's ok.  I like it when you explore the metaphor.  Maybe you could explore the potential for this to become a prose poem.

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Posted in Soft Men Don't Stay

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This is great AD1 and I'm not

Posted on Sun, 09 Aug 2015

This is great AD1 and I'm not keen on the genre.  It definitely needs a thorough edit but it's SO worth spending the time on.

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Posted in whistle on the Wynd

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Nicely done

Posted on Sat, 08 Aug 2015

This really is very good.  Excellent introspection that serves to draw an intriguing and very interesting character.  Well done.

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Welcome

Posted on Thu, 09 Jul 2015

A bold rhyme and excellent vocabulary.  Well done.

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This is our facebook and

Posted on Fri, 26 Jun 2015

This is our facebook and twitter pick of the day!

Get a fantastic reading recommendation every day.

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"in the play of a lonely

Posted on Tue, 23 Jun 2015

"in the play of a lonely child there is room for a whole world 
of angels"

So, so true, Costmary.

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First love hurts vanessa.  

Posted on Tue, 19 May 2015

First love hurts vanessa.  

You captured that perfectly.  Well done.

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'My father sighed, “Lillian,

Posted on Thu, 30 Apr 2015

'My father sighed, “Lillian, for fuck’s sake, stop playing with your food and take the dog out.” He poured himself another Jack Daniel’s'.

Best line of prose I've read this week.

I was a little nonplussed at the end when it...

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