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Shadow (Part 2 of 3)
Is Mr Gray really cut out for an enigmatic lady, however intelligent?
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Shadow (Part 1 of 3)
Mr Gray seeks an intelligent lady. But is that what he's cut out for? Supposed to be for last week's 'Storm' Inspiration Point, but ran out of time. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Round The Corner (Part Two)
Second Part of a sort of fairy story, for sort of grown ups. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Round The Corner (Part One)
A sort of fairy story, for sort of grown ups. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Monster
We know a monster when we see one. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Oh blimey, this takes me back
Posted on Mon, 04 May 2026
Oh blimey, this takes me back. My grandparents lived in Dagenham, and used to take me 'up Chadwell Heath' to visit someone or other when I was little. Also...port and lemon. Too young to ever have had it, but my Mum used to speak fondly of it as...
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Sat, 11 Apr 2026
When an absence is a presence in itself...this beautiful poem is our Sunday social media Pick of the Day.
Picture by Olybrius, free to use at Wikimedia Commons:...
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Poem of the Week
Posted on Mon, 30 Mar 2026
This is our brilliant Poem of the Week! Congratulations!
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Mon, 30 Mar 2026
This is our very beautiful social media Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can.
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Whenever I read about what
Posted on Sun, 29 Mar 2026
Whenever I read about what is happening with you all, I think of the lovely, warm and generous Americans I have known over the years, and I feel both bewildered and sad at the news. It was great to see so many people turn out for the No Kings...
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This beautiful and quietly
Posted on Sat, 21 Mar 2026
This beautiful and quietly devastating poem is our social media Pick of the Day. Please do share if you can.
Picture by W.carter, free to use at Wikimedia Commons:...
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Teeth Tales Honourable Runner Up!
Posted on Sun, 01 Mar 2026
This is our Teeth Tales Honourable Runner Up! Congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in Teeth Tales – a Song For My Dentist
A lovely piece, Rhiannon. The
Posted on Tue, 03 Mar 2026
A lovely piece, Rhiannon. The image of the ivory wall is so striking. Thanks very much for this.
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Hampstead Heath makes perfect
Posted on Fri, 06 Mar 2026
Hampstead Heath makes perfect sense! My mum came from Wapping, so rhyming slang was a part of life. Eventually my parents came to live near me, in t'North, and so my kids went to school bilingual, fluent in both Yorkshire and Cockney.
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The Tooth Fairy is, obviously
Posted on Sat, 07 Mar 2026
The Tooth Fairy is, obviously, protected from ketchup by her sparkles, as are all us members of the Fairy community. She says that if your daughter ever wishes to take revenge for the childhood trauma, she will happily assist. There's a lot she...
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