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I have 132 stories published in
11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 452686 times
and 192 of my stories have been cherry picked.
998 of my 4,454 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1084 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!
It's awful, isn't it, once
Posted on Fri, 20 Sep 2019
It's awful, isn't it, once you get caught up in one of those complicated things. I do hope it's sorted out for you soon, and that your brother settled well in his new home.
Read full commentPosted in Galaxy Part Five.
This made me smile Jean -
Posted on Fri, 20 Sep 2019
This made me smile Jean - those innocent times when life seemed a lot simpler! I had my first marriage proposal at 5 - he didn't ask me, he told his mum that we were getting married so she would have to get the spare room ready for me, and tell...
Read full commentPosted in The Men in my Life - part 1
Marvellous stuff. A spell to
Posted on Wed, 18 Sep 2019
Marvellous stuff. A spell to cast upon any blasted heath. I wonder if you'd consider reading this aloud and adding to the ABC Soundcloud collection? It would be fantastic.
Your use of the name Sven in connection with shadows reminded...
Read full commentPosted in Let's Get the Scissors
I SO want to be these
Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2019
I SO want to be these children and have this adventure!
Read full commentPosted in "The Trouble with Magical Beings" (A Fantasy) Chapter 7
Lovely response to the IP.
Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2019
Lovely response to the IP. Have you ever seen the film 'The Last Unicorn'? My children adored it when they were small - in fact both have their own copies now because they wore out our old videotape! This reminded me of that - the fleeting...
Read full commentPosted in There are no such things as Unicorns
I can't imagine what these
Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2019
I can't imagine what these anniversaries must be like for a native New Yorker. I made my first visit to the city at the end of last year, and visited the twin towers memorial and museum. Profoundly moving, and even on my side of the pond it...
Read full commentPosted in My heart still bleeds...my eyes still cry
Taut, jabbing lines,
Posted on Tue, 10 Sep 2019
Taut, jabbing lines, emphasising the unsettling content. So clever in its combination of things - it gave me a rolling feeling in the pit of my own stomach when I read about the 'torture of team picks' and reminded me of feeling physically sick...
Read full commentPosted in September Chills
Hooray! Thank you for this,
Posted on Mon, 09 Sep 2019
Hooray! Thank you for this, Luigi! Delighted to have an ending to the story, and one that saw justice done.
Read full commentPosted in Jack-In-The-Box
I like the way it shifts with
Posted on Mon, 09 Sep 2019
I like the way it shifts with those last two lines. We're used to seeing this story presented as pure submissive devotion - good to see a different, beautifully realised take.
Read full commentPosted in Her Gift
I've just been to a new van
Posted on Tue, 03 Sep 2019
I've just been to a new van Gogh exhibition - what they call an 'immersive experience', with a sort of son et lumiere to start with and then a virtual reality trip through some of the paintings. Your poem reminds me of his starry night skies. ...
Read full commentPosted in Looking up
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