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I have 130 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 360238 times and 185 of my stories have been cherry picked.
912 of my 4,312 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 987 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!

 

 

 

 

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Carolina Cromwell and The Mystery of the Grand Duchess (Part Two)

Dinner with the Vanderbilts. How absolutely wonderful. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Carolina Cromwell and The Mystery of the Grand Duchess (Part One)

New York, September 1930, A PI, an aristocrat, and a young woman who doesn't want to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia. What could possibly go wrong? Picture: Pixabay Creative Commomns.
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Pad Life 13: What The Giraffe??

There's fly-tipping, and then there's giraffes. Some adult language. Possibly Giraffe. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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A Story of May

I was born in October, and I always knew my name was chosen as a political statement. My Dad was a member of the International Marxist Group back then. They were big in the seventies.
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Story of the week

Sibelius Lobey (Part 4 - Final Part)

A Sunday morning in a small town in the summer of 1970. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons

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912 of my comments have received 987 Great Feedback votes

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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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Although I'm sad you are in

Posted on Sat, 09 Jul 2022

Although I'm sad you are in the situation to be writing this, Jean, I always look forward to hearing more about your journey. Your wonderful and accessible way with words makes me feel as though I'm having a good chat with a friend. I hope you...

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Posted in Chemo 2

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Story of the Week

Posted on Mon, 09 May 2022

A happy ending for Marandina and his son - and this is our Story of the Week! Congratulations! 

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Posted in A Final Message From Moscow

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Hooray - another of these

Posted on Mon, 18 Apr 2022

Hooray - another of these great pieces! Marvellous idea - although I'm not sure I'm totally grateful for the image of Richard Osman in Rocky Horror garb. 

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Posted in Pointless Boris (Part One of Two)

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Beautiful piece, Jane,

Posted on Mon, 14 Mar 2022

Beautiful piece, Jane, brilliantly written. Absolute belter of an IP. 

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Posted in This Cannot Be Our Home

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Wed, 23 Feb 2022

A beautifully crafted poem - especially for someone who's not writing today! - and it's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day. Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too. 

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Posted in But I Am Not Writing Today

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Wonderful piece, Jane!

Posted on Sat, 22 Jan 2022

Wonderful piece, Jane! Although slightly disappointed - I was convinced the photo was a picture of an alien! Great fun to read. 

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Posted in Beavers Fag Break (they mostly come at night, mostly)

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Fri, 24 Dec 2021

As has already been mentioned, this is the best yet of an already very enjoyable series - and it's our Christmas Eve Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.

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Posted in A Christmas Boris

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Beautiful poem and an amazing

Posted on Sun, 28 Nov 2021

Beautiful poem and an amazing gift! 

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Posted in A Beech poem for Di

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This is lovely, Jenny. It

Posted on Wed, 27 Oct 2021

This is lovely, Jenny. It struck a real chord with me - in a few days it will be the anniversary of when I lost my dad, and you capture so well how those moments stay with us, happy and sad. Until my parents died, I was a bit sceptical of people...

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Posted in Blessings Dear Late Mum And Dad

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