Canonette

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I have 18 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 238508 times and 200 of my stories have been cherry picked.
17 of my 905 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 18 votes

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The Ministry of Wellness (2)

Image: creative commons.
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The Ministry of Wellness

Image: Creative Commons A writing exercise, where you take the first line of someone else's story and use it as your own. I borrowed a first line from my favourite novella by Mikhail Bulgakov.
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The Office of Indecipherable Envelopes (2)

Part Two of my Cold War inspired fantasy. Image is Wikicommons.
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The Office of Indecipherable Envelopes

Albert Pankow, Director of the Office of Indecipherable Envelopes, checked the time on the luminescent display of his wristwatch. As the numbers...
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UV (Part 4) - i-Care

Dystopian social satire or sci-fi? Image from wikipedia commons.
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17 of my comments have received 18 Great Feedback votes

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I love volunteering in

Posted on Tue, 04 Jan 2022

I love volunteering in charity shops. You meet the best people. It's lovely to read a poem that celebrates ordinary things, like having a natter.

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Posted in Charity Shop Girls

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Thank you both.  I'll leave

Posted on Sun, 10 Jun 2018

Thank you both.  I'll leave it up.  I've made a few edits as suggested.  I guess I am little frustrated, like Kristal Licht! Cheers.

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Posted in UV (Part 1) - Kristal

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How lovely.

Posted on Thu, 05 Apr 2018

How lovely.

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Posted in The Whale Cafe

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While I agree with your

Posted on Sat, 04 Apr 2015

While I agree with your assertion that openness is a positive thing, you have to remember that 'the family' is often the root cause of many people's problems.  Confiding in one's parents is not always possible and many children have no one they...

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Posted in Why a secretive society is an unhealthy, unhappy and dishonest society

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Everything she did for you,

Posted on Thu, 26 Mar 2015

Everything she did for you, she did because she loved you.  There's no need to feel guilt.  Good mums don't expect much in return, they just want their children to be safe and happy.  I know from talking to you that she was a lovely mum and she...

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Posted in Mum, I promise I won't let guilt consume me

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Lovely story, well told.

Posted on Mon, 02 Feb 2015

Lovely story, well told.

I'm afraid that the Nazis' views were fairly widespread at the beginning of the twentieth century and not confined to Germany - eugenics was almost like a religion to its proponents.  In the USA there was...

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Posted in Herr Klugmann

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I was going to comment on

Posted on Wed, 14 Jan 2015

I was going to comment on your conversation with Jesus about Je suis Charlie, but you've taken it down.  I thought it was an interesting idea.  I was wondering if you felt comfortable imagining/writing dialogue between yourself and Jesus, safe in...

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Posted in Robert’s Universe (Flash Fiction)

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Very strong characterisation

Posted on Mon, 01 Sep 2014

Very strong characterisation here, Bee.  His voice, his self-justification and attitude towards his wife come through really well.  Excellent.

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Posted in SMACK - (edited)

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This is refreshingly

Posted on Mon, 04 Aug 2014

This is refreshingly different.  Much enjoyed (although it was sad, obviously).

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Posted in Windows

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Hi Jem,

Posted on Tue, 27 May 2014

Hi Jem,

If it could have been longer, then I'd consider adding to the poem  - I'd definitely want to read it.  These things need saying.  You've personalised what seems almost to be a zeitgeist - sexual violence and misogyny feel like the...

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Posted in I Wish You'd Dye Your Hair

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