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My stories have been read 367233 times and 185 of my stories have been cherry picked.
920 of my 4,328 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 995 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

Song For The Girl With The Corn Coloured Hair

Originally intended for the 'Result' IP but life intervened and I didn't get it done in time.
Cherry

Castle Pillock 6

The Journal has had a fruity week...
Cherry

Castle Pillock 5

The Princess is taking her genes on holiday...
Cherry

Castle Pillock 4

There is sadness in Castle Pillock today.

All You Need Is...?

It’s not that I’ve never known love. I’ve had my share. But when it comes to writing about love, I can’t. I just can’t.

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920 of my comments have received 995 Great Feedback votes

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Oh Jean, these pieces always

Posted on Tue, 30 Aug 2022

Oh Jean, these pieces always make me giggle, very inappropriately. It's good to know that Effie is, eventually, grateful for your ministrations. As always, your humour and strength are inspirational.

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Posted in Chemo 7

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Thanks Ewan. As well as this

Posted on Tue, 30 Aug 2022

Thanks Ewan. As well as this year's autumn crop of spiders coming early, I now have shapes on the blinds to think about as I go to sleep. I don't buy that explanation of the chimney stack at all 

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Posted in Daytime Ghost

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My parents loved Scrabble,

Posted on Thu, 25 Aug 2022

My parents loved Scrabble, and I was brought up playing it. We had a family league, and one of my proudest moments was when I came out on top! Happy memories of sitting at the kitchen table, with the dictionary to hand. Thank you for posting this...

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Posted in Where's the Z?

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A beautiful poem, Paul. I am

Posted on Tue, 23 Aug 2022

A beautiful poem, Paul. I am so sorry you've lost someone. Being with someone as they pass from 'is' to 'was' is a privilege, I think, as well as profoundly sad. I don't myself believe in an after life, but like an earlier commenter, I would like...

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Posted in Does it Rain in Heaven?

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I love my walks with you,

Posted on Wed, 24 Aug 2022

I love these walks with you, Jenny. They bring me sights and sounds and scents, and a real feeling of being refreshed. Thank you! 

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Posted in What I Love

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Ah, this is lovely, Luigi,

Posted on Fri, 26 Aug 2022

Ah, this is lovely, Luigi, great twist at the end. 

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Posted in Best Friend

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I looked him up, too. This is

Posted on Thu, 25 Aug 2022

I looked him up, too. This is a marvellous poem that really conveys the strength of his work. His paintings of trees particularly struck me - there's one called The Ghost Tree which I can't quite get out of my mind. Great work Di! 

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Posted in RJC

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Tue, 23 Aug 2022

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

Picture copyright free from Pixabay.

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Posted in Painted Poem. By MarciaMarcia

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Ah, great to hear that from

Posted on Mon, 15 Aug 2022

Ah, great to hear that from the eye doctor. I like to think of you still smiling, Jean, and being strong and even mischievous enough to turn your experiences into such a wonderful journal. Hooray for jelly babies! 

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Posted in Chemo 5

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I listen to the shipping

Posted on Wed, 10 Aug 2022

I listen to the shipping forecast most nights before I go to sleep, I even have my favourite announcers! It will be even more magical for me now, after reading this. Beautiful poem. 

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Posted in The Witch’s Daughter

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