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I have 129 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 342940 times and 183 of my stories have been cherry picked.
883 of my 4,255 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 948 votes

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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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Readings of Episodes One and Two of the Pad Life Journals are now available on Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-968566758   More to follow!

 

 

 

 

My stories

Gold cherry

Castle Pillock 11

Castle Pillock is in training.
Cherry

The Net Caster (Part Seventeen)

'What?' I said. 'You set me up for murder so you can offer me a job?'
Cherry

Castle Pillock 10

Hubs, and Pods and Sieves.
Cherry

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.'
Cherry

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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883 of my comments have received 948 Great Feedback votes

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Oh Jenny, what a horrible

Posted on Mon, 24 Oct 2022

Oh Jenny, what a horrible experience! Just glad to hear that you and your partner are in one piece. Flash flooding can be completely devastating. Hope you haven't had any repeats. 

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Posted in You Never Know

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Welcome to ABC Tales

Posted on Sat, 08 Oct 2022

Welcome! Your piece made me chuckle. I'm going to remember that one when I next get one of those annoying calls. I quite like turning my head slightly away from the phone and pretend whispering, 'Get a fix on this one will you, we may have to...

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Posted in 3 Questions

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Poem of the Week

Posted on Thu, 22 Sep 2022

This is our Poem of the Week - congratulations! 

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Posted in In Lucid Dreams

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This is lovely, Richard. You

Posted on Mon, 19 Sep 2022

This is lovely, Richard. You give a real sense of nature being entwined, and the image of the crystals is captivating. 

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Posted in Look Up-Up

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Your last line, about her

Posted on Mon, 19 Sep 2022

Your last line, about her grieving alone, I think sums up why even those of the republican tendency, like me, feel rather as though the last adult has left the building. I wasn't her biggest fan, but at least she 'did her bit' and, although the...

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Posted in Sic Transit Gloriana Nostre

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Completely delightful, Penny.

Posted on Mon, 19 Sep 2022

Completely delightful, Penny. I had a chuckle at the idea of Willow magicking her cat bed - exactly what any self-respecting feline would do. The parrott is another lovely character. I am looking forward to meeting the new familiar! 

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Posted in "Willow's Missing Tail" 4

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Sat, 17 Sep 2022

A beautiful piece of nature poetry, with a hint of mystery - this is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too. 

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Posted in Harebells

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I didn't know they were

Posted on Sat, 17 Sep 2022

I didn't know they were witches thimbles - but that makes perfect sense. Evocative as ever, Jenny, you always take us right into the heart of what you're writing about. 

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Posted in Harebells

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This is beautiful, Rhiannon.

Posted on Sat, 17 Sep 2022

This is beautiful, Rhiannon. Lovely response to the IP and a thought-provoking look at the woods in the different seasons. Gave me a real feeling of being there. 

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Posted in All Seasons' Refuges

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Mon, 12 Sep 2022

This beautiful meditation on memory and loss is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too. 

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Posted in If I Could Forget

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