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11 collections on the site.
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and 192 of my stories have been cherry picked.
977 of my 4,415 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1062 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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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!
There will be so many things
Posted on Fri, 03 Jan 2020
There will be so many things vanishing soon. A lovely eulogy for those things that we have already lost.
Read full commentPosted in You can’t cling to something once it has gone.
Wonderful use of language - I
Posted on Sun, 29 Dec 2019
Wonderful use of language - I have read this aloud several times now, enjoying it more each time. The dark humour and the little details that build up the picture, the rhythm like a piece of music itself. A tremendous read.
Read full commentPosted in The emergency bassoonist
This is exactly my Christmas
Posted on Thu, 26 Dec 2019
This is exactly my Christmas tree! Stuff handed down, and a lot of stuff my children made when they were little. The tree is a real presence at our family Christmas. Lovely poem, Penny.
Read full commentPosted in Threads of Christmas...past to present
So passionate and visceral,
Posted on Tue, 24 Dec 2019
So passionate and visceral, it makes you gasp. A brilliant evocation of pain, and the last two lines are magnificent.
Read full commentPosted in forgive
A truly lovely and moving
Posted on Sun, 22 Dec 2019
A truly lovely and moving piece. Well deserved Pick of the Day!
Read full commentPosted in God rest ye merry, gentlemen
This searing piece of poetry
Posted on Sat, 14 Dec 2019
This searing piece of poetry 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 The Worst
This is our Poem of the Week!
Posted on Thu, 21 Nov 2019
This is our Poem of the Week! Congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in Mars
That last line is so
Posted on Mon, 04 Nov 2019
That last line is so effective, rounding the poem off really well and highlighting the connections you have hinted at before. I also like the way you portray the chief executive, not as a villain, which it would be easy to do, but as someone...
Read full commentPosted in Taken Out of the Fight
As you say, sadly this may
Posted on Sat, 26 Oct 2019
As you say, sadly this may all come true. I was watching the first of the new Attenborough series last night, and wondering if, in future, the pictures will be all that's left to show the kids.
Read full commentPosted in Then and Now
Oh Goodness, what a saga this
Posted on Mon, 28 Oct 2019
Oh Goodness, what a saga this has been for you! A complete nightmare. So glad you've finally managed to get it sorted.
Read full commentPosted in Galaxy Part Six.
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