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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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915 of my comments have received 990 Great Feedback votes

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As another cat owned fool, I

Posted on Sat, 13 Jan 2018

As another cat owned fool, I very much enjoyed this.  The image of unwinding like near broken clocks was particularly striking (oh dear, no pun intended) and there was something about the rhythm and the sensuousness of the language that really...

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Posted in finding peace

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A timely reminder that, sadly

Posted on Tue, 09 Jan 2018

A timely reminder that, sadly, such attitudes do not belong to the past.  The structure of this, the way the rhythm changes from the flow of the first section to the jaggedness of the second, is very effective at emphasising the content.  It...

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Posted in The Dream

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Lovely sentiments Richard. 

Posted on Mon, 08 Jan 2018

Lovely sentiments Richard.  And possibly the most important line in there is: 'still not too late, you know'.

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Posted in IF--

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It may indeed be very

Posted on Sun, 07 Jan 2018

It may indeed be very relevant.  As the poet says, 'What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare'.  Standing and staring is in danger of becoming a lost art.  I hope your fictional society has better luck preserving it...

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Posted in Time : The Neo Creadds Are Born (Ch.14e)

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I absolutely loved this. 

Posted on Fri, 05 Jan 2018

I absolutely loved this.  Read it through, then went back and read it again after the 'reveal' and didn't stop chuckling all the way through.  I have a Sibyl, and I can just imagine her being this mean to a poor Sam.  I also have a much milder...

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Posted in Zam and the Sibyl

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I love the structure of this

Posted on Sat, 06 Jan 2018

I love the structure of this and, as Rhiannon said, the picture of contentment through hard work.  So interesting too, to hear the story behind it.  Very enjoyable read.

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Posted in Man on His Tractor

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The middle section, full of

Posted on Tue, 02 Jan 2018

The middle section, full of dreams and imagination, really fleshes this out, giving hope for the narrator and also making us feel his childhood humiliations even more keenly.  The ending is really uplifting - the reader wants to shout 'YES!' that...

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Posted in The Journey Back

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I didn't see that last line

Posted on Sat, 23 Dec 2017

I didn't see that last line coming.  The scene is very well built up, inviting the reader to invest in these characters, and feel a genuine sadness for the woman watching and waiting.

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Posted in A Home in the Country

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Some of the imagery in this

Posted on Sat, 23 Dec 2017

Some of the imagery in this is very effective, and the poem as a whole seems to come alive, in fact, when the river arrives 'buzzing, puffing, scuffing'.  The dry humour (oh, that's a daft thing to say in this context, but I can't think of a...

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Posted in Adaptibility

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You capture the wonderful

Posted on Tue, 19 Dec 2017

You capture the wonderful strangeness of a peacock very well.  Their beauty has an almost alien quality to it, if you are standing looking at them, and they are standing looking back.  This brought back memories of being with my children when...

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Posted in Amazing ‘eyes’ that hypnotize

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