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Under the Redwoods...
My hand upon it; I feel its warmth; its rough bark is pliant under my hand. I feel the breeze as the branches above move with the wind. I look up and...
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Random thoughts...
Random thoughts in the evening… Dusk is setting in and the low light of sunset is blanketing the grass with shadows and patches of last light. Day is...
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"Past or Present" Chapter 3
Stephanie sat on the bed in Victoria’s room and wondered what would happen if she fell asleep? Would she wake up back in her own life time? She hoped...
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"Past and Present" Chapter 2
“Oh my lord,” Stephanie cried out, closing her eyes and hoping to wake up from this nightmare. “Prayer does not become you either Victoria. I suggest...
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"Past and Present" Chapter 1
The newsroom was hectic. It was nearing the deadline for the final print and the last of the articles were due in. Stephanie Mitchell was spell...
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The bureaucracy of our world
Posted on Wed, 17 Jun 2020
The bureaucracy of our world is mind boggling. It should be simpler when the circumstances have been laid at once. A permanent solution that his mail be redirected should not require you to go to so many depts and talk to so many people - and...
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I am a pushover for Labradors
Posted on Thu, 28 May 2020
I am a pushover for Labradors - my dog Frankie is a black lab and unfortunately he is battling a cancer these days but he is still so full of life and love – and I think he's the smartest animal ever--- I love the personalities you've...
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Lovely composition to the Day
Posted on Fri, 24 Apr 2020
Lovely composition to the Day's Eye - I like that name for Daisy too- You've captured the delicacy of the bloom. The night and day of its existence, opening to the morning sun and sleeping in the evening moonlight.
'closes each night or...
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Oh those tech breaking toys
Posted on Fri, 24 Apr 2020
Oh those tech breaking toys of the 80's, they heralded what was to come. I like your silver transistor, I had a walkman and thought it was the whole world in a cassette playing box of joy - with an AM/FM radio to boot! - Your music anywhere you...
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A spine tingling poem,
Posted on Sun, 19 Apr 2020
A spine tingling poem, secrets hidden, suppressed from the light and the damage it can wrought within until it is freed. Your words are well chosen and beautifully written and takes the reader under in the dark passages of hiding that secret,...
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Heartbreakingly true- your
Posted on Thu, 09 Apr 2020
Heartbreakingly true- your words evoke mnay feelings- I do like the suggestion to travel through video or you tube, a nice virtual walk through some lovely place sounds inviting, but your harsh realities are bitingly real and I too hope we will...
Read full commentPosted in Looking At Us (Hope It All Goes Away)
A calm, a serenity...exactly
Posted on Tue, 17 Mar 2020
A calm, a serenity...exactly what the world needs now. Your poem reads like meditation and does calm the soul with its tempo and imagery ...thanks for the quiet moment - much appreciated today and now another breaking news report is coming on the...
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I'm glad you chose Craven
Posted on Wed, 18 Mar 2020
I'm glad you chose Craven over the 'thing most on our minds'. Craven is much more healing...thanks for the medicine of laughter...much enjoyed the read!
Read full commentPosted in Vengeance is My Middle Name - A Craven Danger Mystery
Lovely story, great character
Posted on Wed, 04 Mar 2020
Lovely story, great character's and I loved their personalities and the setting was perfect too. The movement of the plot had me reading with apprehension, worried that poor Norman wasn't going to get to eat or worse that hound might make him...
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Thank you Drew, this is the
Posted on Thu, 20 Feb 2020
Thank you Drew, this is the sad part of loving a pet. They just don't have the longevity we do, but I don't regret the days we've had. He's the best dog ever, and for me and my family, it's been a pleasure sharing our days with him.
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