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My mother died as she lived. In Marks and Spencer's Food Hall.
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My Mother And I Agree On Something
I lost my Mum last month. She was a funny and wise woman, and I wrote this last year after a conversation during which, for once, we really did agree on something.
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The Restructure Roundel
Met up with a former colleague the other day. This is for all those who are now, or ever have been, working in public services.
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Not Quite The Eve Of Destruction (2017 IP)
‘Can’t I have one? Just one little one? I’ve been so good all year…’ ‘No you bloody can’t, and put that Scythe down or I swear to Me I’ll confiscate it for good.'
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Albatross
So I went on this poetry course, and wrote a sonnet to my house. As you do.
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The joy comes over very
Posted on Sat, 18 Aug 2018
The joy comes over very strongly, Richard. The simplest of things often provide the strongest of memories, and you have captured that well here.
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What trousers will Jed wear
Posted on Fri, 17 Aug 2018
What trousers will Jed wear with his yellow shirt?
Read full commentPosted in The counting horse problem
Great start, really looking
Posted on Wed, 15 Aug 2018
Great start, really looking forward to seeing more of this. Perhaps it's just me, but I wasn't sure about when it's set. From the language and the descriptions I thought it was firmly in the past but the mention of a phone (not even the more...
Read full commentPosted in The Last Case of Dr. Jonah Wexley Abbott (Pt. 1)
Thank you! That's something
Posted on Wed, 01 Aug 2018
Thank you! That's something very special, in this week. I'm not usually prone to the optimistic or uplifting, but remembering Well-Wisher's lovely, magical stories and poems made me determined to try and emulate some of his gentleness and...
Read full commentPosted in Round The Corner (Part One)
A tantalising glimpse of a
Posted on Wed, 01 Aug 2018
A tantalising glimpse of a wonder, and sometimes that's the best thing to have.
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Hello! Welcome To ABC Tales.
Posted on Tue, 31 Jul 2018
Hello! Welcome To ABC Tales.
Lots of good stuff in this first chapter. Some of your descriptions are excellent - I got a real feeling of the snow and the power of the elements, and the stained glass with its mixture of hellish fire and...
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The darting rhythm of this
Posted on Sun, 29 Jul 2018
The darting rhythm of this captures the bird's movement perfectly. A delightful read.
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This is great. A convincing
Posted on Wed, 25 Jul 2018
This is great. A convincing fairytale set in an equally convincing real world. And for old Whovians like me,utterly irresistible.
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Quiet joy and contentment
Posted on Sun, 22 Jul 2018
Quiet joy and contentment brings its own creativity. This lovely poem is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day. Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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I came late to this so I don
Posted on Tue, 17 Jul 2018
I came late to this so I don't know if the last line in question is the existing last line or a previous last line? Just checking, before I place my bid.
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