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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!

 

 

 

 

825 of my comments have received 882 Great Feedback votes

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I'm so glad you found someone

Posted on Mon, 02 Apr 2018

I'm so glad you found someone who would listen to your story and believe you.  You show so well how many abused children feel they must have been 'complicit' in the abuse because of their physical reactions to it.  It can take them a long time,...

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Posted in Grace Part Four.

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Such a sad and courageous

Posted on Sun, 01 Apr 2018

Such a sad and courageous story - what a brave little girl and now a very brave woman.  However hard it is, please do keep going with telling your story.  You're in charge of this story now, not that horrible man.  

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Posted in Grace Part Two.

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Sharp, topical, funny and

Posted on Wed, 28 Mar 2018

Sharp, topical, funny and frightening - this is our Story of the Week!  Congratulations!

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Posted in Wai Peipei Comes Of Age

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And don't forget that there's

Posted on Wed, 28 Mar 2018

And don't forget that there's mini plastic, or whatever it's called, in bottled water.  It's probably in tap water too, but at least you're not paying extra for it.  

Very good piece, Ed.  

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Posted in Wai Peipei Comes Of Age

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Really interesting question. 

Posted on Sun, 25 Mar 2018

Really interesting question.  There's a lot of research going on at the moment, particularly into a compound of cannabis, cannabidiol.  Some researchers say it can reduce or lessen the severity of seizures, particularly where other drugs have not...

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Posted in International Purple Day - Epilepsy Awareness

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Good Lord.  Normally the

Posted on Sun, 25 Mar 2018

Good Lord.  Normally the crowd runs the other way...laugh

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Posted in International Purple Day - Epilepsy Awareness

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Elsie, this is brilliant. 

Posted on Mon, 19 Mar 2018

Elsie, this is brilliant.  Was this one of the pieces you were going to do at the Slam?  I can hear you performing it as I read. 

So many good things - the way you evoke decision/indecision with the ebb and flow, wonderful phrases like the...

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Posted in Shifting Sands

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The way you use both the

Posted on Wed, 07 Mar 2018

The way you use both the words and the flowers as signifiers, and then indicate that it was language that finished the relationship, is very effective.  Memory is preserved in all sorts of vessels, in all sorts of ways.  I enjoyed reading this.

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Posted in Flowers From a Book

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Time does heal the wounds,

Posted on Tue, 06 Mar 2018

Time does heal the wounds, but we still miss those we loved.  I'm sure your mother would be proud to know you are still thinking of her.

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Posted in Rest In Peace, Mom - Part III

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I'm afraid not, Richard - you

Posted on Mon, 05 Mar 2018

I'm afraid not, Richard - you'll have to post it in sections, but you can include a link to the next part at the beginning or end of each bit of text.  

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Posted in The Lad from Pointe de Bute (a short outline)

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