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11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 261934 times
and 179 of my stories have been cherry picked.
706 of my 3,926 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 747 votes
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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Pad Life: I Can't Find anything Funny To Say About This
Sometimes the frivolity just runs out. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Doll
Response to this week's IP. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Pad Life: Monstrosities
The Dark Shadows are rising. Or maybe I've just broken my glasses. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Pad Life: Fluffy Bunnies
The Pad is playing nice, for now. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Whispers
Silent streets give you dreams. Picture from Needpix, in the public domain.
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Fri, 17 Jun 2022
This beautifully written and unsettling bit of folk magic is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Tue, 07 Jun 2022
Another beautifully written chapter of this completely gripping tale - and it's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
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This poem makes me feel
Posted on Sun, 29 May 2022
This poem makes me feel better and calmer just reading it. It's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
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Lovely detail - what we would
Posted on Fri, 27 May 2022
Lovely detail - what we would now call refugees bundling up their belongings and taking to the roads, some things never change. And the bit where the soldier is having a good feel - really made me shudder. It's great the way you are moving all...
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A great chapter, and a great
Posted on Wed, 25 May 2022
A great chapter, and a great introduction to this character. I wonder if you need the sentence 'And if he were to stand in court...' because you've already made the point so very well already.
You're so good at the 'breadcrumb trail' -...
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I liked the fact that the
Posted on Tue, 24 May 2022
I liked the fact that the grandmother (apparently?) simply died of natural causes - it gives a reality to the story, in that the seasons of life go on even in times of great change. Elowen's acceptance of the death also gives a really good idea...
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So well put together. I'm
Posted on Tue, 24 May 2022
So well put together. I'm inclined to agree with celtic about the description of Elowen's face,, and the line 'let us move forward without fear...' didn't quite ring natural for me. But this is utterly engrossing!
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As Di said, this seems a
Posted on Fri, 27 May 2022
As Di said, this seems a rather abrupt way to give you the diagnosis. But maybe it's a safety mechanism for some doctors, in that detachment may seem like the only way of coping with so regularly having to give bad news.
I'm sorry it wasn...
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This is beautiful Jenny! And
Posted on Mon, 23 May 2022
This is beautiful Jenny! And it's always so wonderful when a piece of work from one writer sparks something off in another.
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I thoroughly enjoyed these
Posted on Mon, 23 May 2022
I thoroughly enjoyed these first two parts. Your characters and settings are very believable, and the tension is built up very well. Really looking forward to what comes next!
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