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I have 131 stories published in
11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 311987 times
and 187 of my stories have been cherry picked.
825 of my 4,183 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 882 votes
Assorted writers' groups, the odd anthology, occasional readings. Lots of looking out of the window. Hello, and thanks for dropping by.
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My stories
Lustrum (IP) (With apologies to Robert Harris)
It is, or should be, a truth universally acknowledged that a world run by David Attenborough and Mary Beard would be a sane and civilised place and a much better bet than we have at the moment
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The Net Caster (Part Twenty-Six)
'It's government,' said Madam. 'They choose what they will and won't tell the governed. And in this case, they are completely and utterly right.'
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The Net Caster (Part Twenty-Five)
Even the members of the diaspora cannot agree on the best way to save it.
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The Net Caster (Part Twenty-Four)
I looked at Hamish. Who had replaced the dodgy businessman, the charming, self-serving rogue I had known since childhood, with this stern creature who delivered lectures to the powerful?
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I'll Teach You To Burn (IP)
Fire was a dominant theme in my childhood. It was for most kids in the fifties and sixties. It was one of our earliest lessons on the contrariness of life.
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Tue, 05 Jul 2022
With brilliant characters and a racking up of tension that makes your skin prickle, this is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Read full commentPosted in The Miracle of Maldon (Part Two of Three)
Pick of the Day
Posted on Mon, 20 Jun 2022
A beautiful and apt poem for the summer solstice. This reminds us both of our connections and what should should be our rights when it comes to the land, and it's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day. Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it...
Read full commentPosted in we the land
Poem of the Week
Posted on Mon, 13 Jun 2022
This is our Poem of the Week - congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in (This Life) Part 7: Resilience
Pick of the Day
Posted on Tue, 07 Jun 2022
Another beautifully written chapter of this completely gripping tale - and it's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
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This poem makes me feel
Posted on Sun, 29 May 2022
This poem makes me feel better and calmer just reading it. It's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
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Read full commentPosted in If I can just get through the day
Lovely detail - what we would
Posted on Fri, 27 May 2022
Lovely detail - what we would now call refugees bundling up their belongings and taking to the roads, some things never change. And the bit where the soldier is having a good feel - really made me shudder. It's great the way you are moving all...
Read full commentPosted in The Castle (8)
A great chapter, and a great
Posted on Wed, 25 May 2022
A great chapter, and a great introduction to this character. I wonder if you need the sentence 'And if he were to stand in court...' because you've already made the point so very well already.
You're so good at the 'breadcrumb trail' -...
Read full commentPosted in The Castle (5)
I liked the fact that the
Posted on Tue, 24 May 2022
I liked the fact that the grandmother (apparently?) simply died of natural causes - it gives a reality to the story, in that the seasons of life go on even in times of great change. Elowen's acceptance of the death also gives a really good idea...
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So well put together. I'm
Posted on Tue, 24 May 2022
So well put together. I'm inclined to agree with celtic about the description of Elowen's face,, and the line 'let us move forward without fear...' didn't quite ring natural for me. But this is utterly engrossing!
Read full commentPosted in The Castle (3)
As Di said, this seems a
Posted on Fri, 27 May 2022
As Di said, this seems a rather abrupt way to give you the diagnosis. But maybe it's a safety mechanism for some doctors, in that detachment may seem like the only way of coping with so regularly having to give bad news.
I'm sorry it wasn...
Read full commentPosted in Janus 13
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