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I have 130 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 361832 times and 185 of my stories have been cherry picked.
915 of my 4,316 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 990 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!

 

 

 

 

915 of my comments have received 990 Great Feedback votes

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Magic in so many ways, Rachel

Posted on Thu, 11 Feb 2021

Magic in so many ways, Rachel.  

'I don't know where home is - it is not in the lexicon of those in perpetual motion'  - such a wonderful, resonant line.

When are we going to see a new collection from you??

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Posted in Swallow-tailed Kites

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I love that opening line -

Posted on Thu, 11 Feb 2021

I love that opening line - 'when stars sing their last song'.  That's just so evocative, Jenny.

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Posted in We Are Stars

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I don't know how I've missed

Posted on Sat, 30 Jan 2021

I don't know how I've missed all the parts of this Di - what a wonderful, magical story!  You have really captured essence of cat in that dialogue.  Mary is such a captivating young heroine.

Now I've caught up with it all, can't wait to...

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Posted in part 6

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I'm an atheist, and have been

Posted on Fri, 05 Feb 2021

I'm an atheist, and have been since my student days, when I tried to become a Christian.  I had a vague, background faith, but felt I really wanted to find the 'real thing'. I read, I listened, I joined a Christian group, I went to places of...

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Posted in The Theory of Everything (take 2)

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Beautiful indeed.  I may have

Posted on Fri, 22 Jan 2021

Beautiful indeed.  I may have something in my eye.  

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Posted in To a Lone Sailor

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Not nonsense at all.  Or, if

Posted on Fri, 15 Jan 2021

Not nonsense at all.  Or, if it is, I wish I could write nonsense like this!  

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Posted in Apple Tree

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Thanks for this one, ice. 

Posted on Sun, 10 Jan 2021

Thanks for this one, ice.  Made me chuckle, shake my head, occasionally shake my fist.  Those who do not learn from history, etc etc.  Loving the phrase 'MAGA your ass off'.  Just about sums it up.

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Posted in A Bad Idea Minutes Before Insurrection

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A beautiful way of describing

Posted on Tue, 12 Jan 2021

A beautiful way of describing the world at the moment.  'A stifling room alone with all the layers I've ever worn.'  Absolutely spot on.  Thank you.

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Posted in The Edge of Colour

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Mon, 04 Jan 2021

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

Picture:  Pixabay Creative Commons

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Posted in Memento

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Really interesting.  I know

Posted on Tue, 05 Jan 2021

Really interesting.  I know there are many demands on local authorities' funding, but the preservation of something like this should never be in question.  Lovely picture, too.

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Posted in Eleanor Cross

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