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I have 69 stories published in 5 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 44047 times and 62 of my stories have been cherry picked.
43 of my 174 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 46 votes

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(This Life) Part 10 – Chapter 1: The Dream Catcher’s Tale

Continuing the This Life series, this is the first chapter of Part 10 and tells the story of a remarkable woman.
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(This Life) Part 9: Forever Pure

love pays no attention to boundaries.
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(This Life) Part 6: The Bee Keeper’s Daughter

Unique lives and friendships - each to be appreciated
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(This Life) Part 7: Resilience

The sudden storm shatters the fencing, Howling leaves the garden ravaged, The revenant Mimosa uprooted - Pixels, re-formed from frosted roots, Fed...

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43 of my comments have received 46 Great Feedback votes

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Flows so well, and the rhymes

Posted on Mon, 01 Nov 2021

Flows so well, and the rhymes add to the swelling message, which resonates with me as there is a development, down the road from me, in the last throes of the planning cycle, that will be built on a flood plain and is a black skies site. Local...

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Posted in A Northern Song

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This is such a rich and dense

Posted on Sun, 08 Aug 2021

This is such a rich and dense poem which evokes the man himself. This is one to savour again and again and allow the words to wash over. You should record this and it would be great to hear the cadence of you in this poem.

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Posted in Fleeting Observations Of A Poet

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Very clever interpretation.

Posted on Wed, 07 Apr 2021

Very clever interpretation. This got me thinking - which is never a good thing - about beginnings and endings; the art is to begin something and have the ending in mind, and to build towards that with an open mind and heart and with respect. But...

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Posted in Humpty Dumpty

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D, this is the beginning of a

Posted on Sat, 08 Jul 2023

D, this is the beginning of a longer set of memories from this remarkable lady, most of them lined with darkness, but she also talks about lightness, which I hope I have also captured when I come to the telling. 

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Posted in (This Life) Part 10 – Chapter 1: The Dream Catcher’s Tale

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Thank you L for reading and

Posted on Wed, 13 Jul 2022

Thank you L for reading and the feedback. The story was already there and I tried to be as objective as possible in the telling. Glad you enjoyed it.

 

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Posted in (This Life) Part 9: Forever Pure

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Thank you, Lena. This is

Posted on Mon, 03 Jan 2022

Thank you, Lena. This is about Rwanda and the Ntarama Church which was supposed to be a sanctuary, but proved no match for the mob. 

There seems to be growing trend with butchers these days to dress their windows with their "goods" and...

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Posted in (This Life) Part 3: The Butcher’s Wi(n)dow

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wonderful blend of old and

Posted on Wed, 27 Oct 2021

wonderful blend of old and new to create an original. 

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Posted in Wintered Thin

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wonderful imagery

Posted on Wed, 06 Oct 2021

wonderful imagery complimented by the subtle verse, highlighting your skills as a poet.

This morning I was on the village common and looking up at the sky was reminded that there is a blue beyind the grey, lightning streaks breaking...

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Posted in October robin

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The joy of paganism, the

Posted on Tue, 19 Oct 2021

The joy of paganism, the relighting of fires and looking forward to the next harvest with hope refilled. Great poem, Paul, well deserving of all the accolades. 

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Posted in Samhain and Beyond

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The contrast between the

Posted on Tue, 24 Aug 2021

The contrast between the plastic, the throwaway consumer society and the grim realities of life, pushed into the backs of our minds by the gaudiness of the Fair, is portrayed with subtle power and heightened by the last lines which create a...

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Posted in jormungandr

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