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I have 83 stories published in
7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 63674 times
and 104 of my stories have been cherry picked.
240 of my 2,120 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 243 votes
A couple of my pieces can be found elsewhere,
A ghost story, 'The Light Left' is in the anthology 'Cold Iron', published by Iron Press:: https://tinyurl.com/yardmpqs
A short piece of science fiction, 'Madness Not To' is on the Terra 2 website here: :https://yorkstjohnterratwo.com/portfolio/madness-not-to-by-jane-roberts/
My ABC blog, including life at Castle Pillock, is here: https://www.abctales.com/blogs/airyfairy There are also some previous Castle Pillock episodes in the named collection below.
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My stories
What Goes Around (IP)
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Halloween
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Postcard from Upstairs (IP)
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Mosaic
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The Game of the Name
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An entire novel caught in
Posted on Sun, 15 Jul 2018
An entire novel caught in this poem. You brilliantly portray the tension that comes from waiting, those moments when all you can do is nothing.
Read full commentPosted in Going Out For Cigarettes
Past and present whispering
Posted on Sat, 14 Jul 2018
Past and present whispering to each other. Really evocative and the rhythm conveys the journey. Very much enjoyed reading this.
Read full commentPosted in Along a Roman Road
Manages to be both sad and
Posted on Wed, 11 Jul 2018
Manages to be both sad and optimistic, and to convey the vulnerability and strength of the narrator. There's a whole novel's worth of story in this. I bet there's lots of similar tales in that repressive little community.
Read full commentPosted in The Return (Part 2 of 2)
The bewilderment and pain of
Posted on Mon, 09 Jul 2018
The bewilderment and pain of those involved in this are so awful to think about. It affects whole communities - Di, I can't imagine how you even start to process it. As a society we always struggle with how to treat children or young adults who...
Read full commentPosted in Be Careful What I Say.......
Very thoughtful poem. It
Posted on Thu, 05 Jul 2018
Very thoughtful poem. It does us good to walk in others' shoes. It is a victory for those in power if we turn on each other.
Read full commentPosted in Conversation with a Feminist
Absolutely lovely. My dad
Posted on Tue, 03 Jul 2018
Absolutely lovely. My dad had a load of 78rpm vinyl - I could hear every one of them even though I couldn't play them. Eventually I was able to let go of them. The image of the coat is particularly poignant.
Read full commentPosted in Remnants
I'm so sorry to hear about
Posted on Sat, 09 Jun 2018
I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your cat. I'm a cat lover myself and it's so hard when you have to say goodbye.
Read full commentPosted in Boy's Death
I heard about this poor
Posted on Mon, 04 Jun 2018
I heard about this poor gentleman on the news. Such a very sad thing. Glad to hear you came through safely.
Read full commentPosted in Five Minutes.
I've read this several times
Posted on Sun, 03 Jun 2018
I've read this several times now, getting something else out of it each time. It does a wonderful job of blending joy and sadness, closeness and estrangement. I think this is something many people will recognise, from one context or another. ...
Read full commentPosted in The Borrowed Days
I love these slices of life,
Posted on Fri, 01 Jun 2018
I love these slices of life, they're always so vivid. The sounds and scents come alive and we can see a colour drenched scene as if we're there.
Read full commentPosted in El primero de junio
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