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The Net Caster (Part Sixteen)
'I've never been asked to look for something like that,' I said. 'No Net Caster has ever been asked to look for something like that.'
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The Net Caster (Part Fifteen)
There was nothing soft about the woman sitting at the table. And how did she know my mother?
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The Net Caster (Part Fourteen)
Perhaps I could just stay here in the four poster bed, lulled by lavender and flowers and the odd bottle of Aphrodite whisky.
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The Net Caster (Part Thirteen)
Faced with a professional assassin awaiting instructions to kill me, I poured myself several glasses of whisky.
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The Net Caster (Part Twelve)
A table, a bottle of Aphrodite whisky, and two glasses. The scenario was familiar. Was this really down to dumb luck? '
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Very enjoyable. Goldilocks
Posted on Sat, 20 Jul 2024
Very enjoyable. Goldilocks was indeed an invader of privacy and a breakfast thief!
Read full commentPosted in They said, 'Trespassers will …
This is beautifully
Posted on Tue, 23 Jul 2024
This is beautifully constructed, the driving rhythm capturing the pounding emotions. That feeling of increasing panic and inevitability, and then the release, only for it to start up again. Great piece of work.
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Poem of the Week
Posted on Fri, 19 Jul 2024
It's also our Poem of the Week! Congratulations!
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Fri, 19 Jul 2024
This beautifully reflective poem is our Facebook and X Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.
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And this is the kind of place
Posted on Fri, 19 Jul 2024
And this is the kind of place I would like to spend my time - the chance to covertly spy on other people, but also to just allow imagination to roam free. Beautifully evoked, Paul.
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Thank you for this Rhiannon -
Posted on Thu, 11 Jul 2024
Thank you for this Rhiannon - I have been having exactly the same experience! Like you, I couldn't get access to an NHS dentist for a while and when I finally went to a private one recommended to me, I needed a lot of work doing. Extractions,...
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Absolutely beautiful, as ever
Posted on Thu, 11 Jul 2024
Absolutely beautiful, as ever, and - also as ever - so much to learn! I knew toads in general were connected with witches and magic, but I hadn't realised the natterjack had such a particular place.
'I dreambeetle by moon's waters' - that...
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Really intriguing, Paul. I
Posted on Wed, 10 Jul 2024
Really intriguing, Paul. I think it's great when real life events spark off something as thoughtful as this.
The Henge indeed has seen off a lot worse than this in its time, and as far as I'm aware the orange powder didn't do any real...
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Another wonderful piece - I
Posted on Tue, 02 Jul 2024
Another wonderful piece - I feel I'm learning so much about Bulgaria, or at least your corner of it!
Your community sounds so supportive of each other. I don't suppose it's always like that, but it does seem to be pulling together in your...
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Ah, you stand no chance
Posted on Tue, 02 Jul 2024
Ah, you stand no chance against a story that's made its mind up where it's going!
Lovely response to the IP, Rhiannon. Brought a happy smile to this reader.
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