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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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This is brilliantly done, Di.
Posted on Mon, 01 Mar 2021
This is brilliantly done, Di. Like all the best poetry, a deceptively simple tone builds an incredibly complex picture. One incident, one person, summing up so much about the state of things. I wish I could say the state of things 'at the...
Read full commentPosted in Hand Washing, Glasgow Central
Some lovely images - it is
Posted on Wed, 03 Mar 2021
Some lovely images - it is indeed a lobby of filigree gold. You've captured the wonder of it beautifully.
Read full commentPosted in New Amsterdam
This beautiful piece of
Posted on Thu, 25 Feb 2021
This beautiful piece of enchantment is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
Read full commentPosted in Timely Leisure Spent With You
I hope he does! I sympathise
Posted on Fri, 26 Feb 2021
I hope he does! I sympathise with the distraction problem - I'm blaming lockdown, but I think it's really just my butterfly mind.
Read full commentPosted in Mr Alfred N.Muggins : Time Travel to the Time of Good Old King Henry
What a wonderful image -
Posted on Thu, 25 Feb 2021
What a wonderful image - capturing the day in a bottle to open when the magic is needed again. This is beautiful, Jenny.
Read full commentPosted in Timely Leisure Spent With You
Our priorities do change as
Posted on Thu, 25 Feb 2021
Our priorities do change as we get older, and this last year has made us re-evaluate what's important more than ever. There's a lovely feeling of peace in this poem, much appreciated at this time.
Read full commentPosted in An Older Age
I was in one of our local
Posted on Wed, 24 Feb 2021
I was in one of our local parks yesterday, thinking how glorious the birdsong sounded, so it's lovely to read this and find it so well captured in words. I love the fact that it's also for the young people in Myanmar. Beautiful poem.
Read full commentPosted in Getting Ready
Welcome to ABC Tales
Posted on Thu, 18 Feb 2021
I'm intrigued by this - I assume, from the intro on your page, that this is part of something longer? If you are open to feedback on the structure of the piece, I'd say maybe start with a bit more action or dialogue, rather than such a long...
Read full commentPosted in Lore
Marvellous poem, and I
Posted on Wed, 17 Feb 2021
Marvellous poem, and I absolutely love that video. I have a dim memory of seeing it before at some time. (I don't think there's any video with David Attenborough in that I haven't seen at some time!)
Read full commentPosted in Lyrebird
I think competitions are a
Posted on Mon, 15 Feb 2021
I think competitions are a good way of sharpening your focus and keeping to a word limit. I find it difficult to stop waffling in my stories, so it's a helpful discipline for me. And then when I get nowhere, I can reassure myself I'm only doing...
Read full commentPosted in The Banquet (Competition entry max 1,000 words)
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