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StoryA Diet of Worms Ewan21 day 1 hour ago
StoryThe End - part 2 jeand152 days 16 hours ago
StoryI didn't know how much I'd come to love you Magnolia Fay72 days 18 hours ago
StoryThe Road to Erehwon Ewan113 days 15 hours ago
StoryRemember to Forget (Part 5) Charlie7724 days 17 hours ago
StoryRemember to Forget (Part 3) Charlie7745 days 19 hours ago
StoryRemember to Forget (Part 2) Charlie7755 days 19 hours ago
StoryRemember to Forget (Part 1) Charlie7735 days 19 hours ago
StoryThe Time Traveller ( Time Tunnel Tale #1) mark p26 days 13 hours ago
StoryThe Golden Fleece (Part Two of Two) marandina201 week 16 hours ago
StoryThe Golden Fleece (Part One of Two) marandina221 week 16 hours ago
StoryThe Home monodemo193 weeks 5 days ago
StorySounds luigi_pagano81 month 16 hours ago
StoryFeeling to find it Rhiannonw111 month 18 hours ago
StoryThe Portrush Flyer sean mcnulty121 month 1 day ago
StoryThis Sort of Thing - January 2024 - Main Course Turlough171 month 3 days ago
StoryParcel for You..Part 18 Jane Hyphen131 month 4 days ago
StoryJust like starting over Itane Vero41 month 4 days ago
StoryProgress! Rhiannonw171 month 5 days ago
StoryCherries and Dahlia Petals Turlough261 month 1 week ago
StoryWe Watched from the Shore Jane Hyphen181 month 1 week ago
Blog entryStory and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point airyfairy01 month 1 week ago
StorySomething Old, Something New luigi_pagano101 month 1 week ago
StoryGerald Terrence Oblong41 month 1 week ago
StoryWorld of Hedges Terrence Oblong41 month 1 week ago

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A Drama And A Crisis

I don’t know. You take a week off to have Covid and return to a world where the Post Office has grown horns and a tail. The arts strike again.
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Sweet Contemplation (Part 2 of 2) (IP)

I knew what Ben had been thinking. He was thinking it was his job now, his inheritance. I hadn’t gone near the vegetable garden after the night I saw Mum.
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Story of the week

Sweet Contemplation (Part 1 of 2) (IP)

We’ll never know why Dad went out to the vegetable garden. Maybe to see how the cabbages were doing, or to plan the next crop. Maybe just to think. He used to say that being out among living things just quietly growing was a good exercise in contemplation.
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Lock

Padlocks on a bridge supposedly capture your true love. I thought maybe they could capture something else. Picture copyright free from Pixabay.
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Pad Life 18: Them's The Breaks

Little Cat and I are back, having totally failed in our mission. Picture copyright free from Pixabay.
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Pick of the Day

Posted on Fri, 15 Mar 2024

Jean, you have been so generous about sharing your story in our public domain posts, so I hope you are happy for this to be our Pick today. The picture represents how I've always seen your writing - colourful and sparkling and bringing joy. x...

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Posted in The End - part 2

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I always thought they

Posted on Thu, 04 Aug 2022

I always thought they originated in Paris, but according to Wikipedia (so it must be true) there is a Hungarian story about a woman who fastened padlocks to bridges in memory of her lover who was killed in the First World War. I think mass...

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I'm so sorry to hear this. 

Posted on Thu, 14 Jan 2021

I'm so sorry to hear this.  And this site is here to be supportive when you need it.  

It sounds as though you are spending so much emotional energy trying to forgive and understand your father, but please think about prioritising yourself...

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Story of the Week

Posted on Fri, 15 Mar 2024

This is also our Story of the Week.

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Posted in The End - part 2

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Congratulations on the golden

Posted on Wed, 07 Feb 2024

Congratulations on the golden cherries. This really is a wonderful poem. I worked in Adult Services for a while, and saw families going through this dilemma. There are no easy answers and you're right, it does take courage to make that decision...

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Posted in The Home

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This whole series has been

Posted on Sun, 04 Feb 2024

This whole series has been such a joy to read, Turlough. You brought the place and the people to life. I am greatly looking forward to the promised Part 13 and the prequel.

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Posted in Cherries and Dahlia Petals

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Story of the Week

Posted on Sat, 20 Jan 2024

This enchanting piece is our Story of the Week. Congratulations!

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Posted in "Unwanted Magic" 1

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Thank you, Jacques. Sites

Posted on Fri, 12 Jan 2024

Thank you, Jacques. Sites like ABC are indeed very precious, and it is lovely that this one has so much support.

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Posted in A Drama And A Crisis

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Mon, 01 Jan 2024

Jennifer's lovely, sympathetic advice is our Facebook and X Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.

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Posted in New Year's Resolution

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Sat, 30 Dec 2023

This delightful poem is our Facebook and X Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.

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