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My stories have been read 365528 times and 185 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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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

Cherry

The Path From Tree Hill (5/5)

'There was so much else going on then. So many distractions. No-one noticed anything. The adults never had time to wonder.' Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
Cherry

The Path From Tree Hill (4/5)

'Christmas lunch was never Kit’s favourite. He ate like a pig the rest of the year, but he never had a lot at Christmas. Seemed to lose his appetite. It was odd.' Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
Cherry

The Path From Tree Hill (3/5)

I looked at the cream walls, the grey carpet, the plasterboard, and the patterns and shapes lying beneath . Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
Cherry

The Path From Tree Hill (2/5)

Even if I couldn’t see it, I knew the tree was there, solid on top of the hill. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
Gold cherry

The Path From Tree Hill (1/5)

You can see the tree from the bedroom windows at the Manor. You can see it from every single one of them. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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920 of my comments have received 995 Great Feedback votes

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Brilliant stuff. Yep, that's

Posted on Mon, 30 Jan 2023

Brilliant stuff. Yep, that's me and cat, under the sofa duvet, ignoring the boiler. When they do tax dreams and thoughts, I foresee a whole new branch of capitalism where you can virtually register your dreams and thoughts in the Cayman Islands...

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Posted in The Dream Tax

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Tue, 17 Jan 2023

This stunning poem is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweeet if you enjoy it too. 

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Posted in The Great and Secret Show

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Wed, 16 Nov 2022

This warm, funny and entirely relatable episode is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too. 

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Posted in Runaway Mother chapter 13

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Mon, 24 Oct 2022

All the best surreal writing has at least one foot firmly in someone's reality. This very funny and believable piece is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too. 

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Posted in Our Second Core Belief is Loyalty-Based Leadership

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Sun, 25 Sep 2022

Today's choice is a bonus two in one! This beautiful new poem by Onemorething, and a wonderful reading by the poet. Please share and retweet if you can.

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Posted in The Ghost of The Bird

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This really is a gorgeous

Posted on Fri, 16 Sep 2022

This really is a gorgeous poem, and yes, would love to hear it read. Soundcloud is really easy (it must be, otherwise I couldn't do it!). If you go to SoundCloud.com you can create an account by putting in your email address and a password, and...

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Posted in Midwinter, Remember

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Mon, 05 Sep 2022

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

Picture copyright free from Wikimedia Commons: 256px-DIN_4844-2_Warnung_vor_gef_el_Spannung_D-W008.svg_.png 

Ed - I don't know if this is...

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Posted in THE TRIALS OF AN ANGEL

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This is beautiful, Rhiannon.

Posted on Tue, 09 Aug 2022

This is beautiful, Rhiannon. So representative of all those people who are never known to the wider world, but who make so much difference to family and friends.

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Posted in Auntie Agnes’ Legacy

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Always lovely to see Martha,

Posted on Mon, 01 Aug 2022

Always lovely to see Martha, Perfidia and Willow. I almost feel sorry for whoever has snaffled Willow. They really don't know what they've let themselves in for! 

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Posted in "Willow's Missing Tail" 1

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The staring matches are

Posted on Wed, 13 Jul 2022

The staring matches are incredible, aren't they? Cat telepathy. 

I'm going to try the passive tense come winter when they're pursuing me for an energy bill I can't afford. 'A bill was unpaid. A bank account was found wanting.' Might work...

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Posted in Pad Life 18: Them's The Breaks

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