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I have 180 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 912871 times and 288 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2232 of my 6,291 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2320 votes

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Poem of the week

before Floris

bright low disc shining through cool ruffled grey clouds, late sun caught on purple knapweed and creamy meadowsweet sprays where our goal opens, calm...
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"For, being green, there is great hope" (quote from Shakespeare's HENRY VI PART 2, ACT 3 SCENE 1)

Some people are angry that Just Stop Oil threw coloured cornflour at Stonehenge. Because the structure is old? A symbol of how humans have survived...
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Two kinds of crying : 15th February 2024

Leaving the road for the slick, clay-swallowed gravel of the footpath, newly scalped of its sodden, rot smelling dark brown felt of last year's...
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at dusk today

light mourning lavender sheets sky and sea far pink coast recalls sunset white triangle sail heading out gulls fly, wings bright as full moon's disc...
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October 2023

Shame : so hard to forget this soft word starting with a Sh! as of secrets, brushed under deep carpets and A in its middle, alphabet's beginning an...
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2232 of my comments have received 2320 Great Feedback votes

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"Ticking boxes to prove to

Posted on Tue, 03 Feb 2026

"Ticking boxes to prove to robots that I wasn’t a robot was particularly irritating." A new diary entry from Turlough is always a delight, and this one is great, so it is Pick of the Day! Please do read and share, and cheer up your friends with...

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Posted in I Feel Like I’m Fixing to Tie-Dye My Raggy Socks

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This is so horribly possible.

Posted on Fri, 10 Apr 2026

This is so horribly possible. I would not be surprised if you are soon contacted by Reform, asking if you would like to be an advisor on NEETs :0)

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Posted in Joe - a dinosaur theme park story with hotdogs.

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Hi Jenny, hope you are ok,

Posted on Fri, 06 Mar 2026

Hi Jenny, hope you are ok, thinking of you XXX

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Posted in My Time In A & E ( PT 2 )

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tax de duck table /tax

Posted on Sun, 04 Jan 2026

tax de duck table /tax deductible :0)

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Posted in The Baron Von Ernest and the perfectly normal ducks

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Turlough's wonderful, warm

Posted on Thu, 24 Aug 2023

Turlough's wonderful, warm hearted memories of a loquacious lady with "flamboyant scone eating style" is Pick of the Day! Please do share and retweet if you can

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Posted in Nellie the Devilment

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Thank You very much for

Posted on Mon, 08 Jun 2026

Thank You very much for posting this, Jenny. Am trying to think of the right thing to say, and not managing it. I hope so much your medicine comes through soon. You are a true poet, to weave even this into words of such power and fragility. I...

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Posted in Torment

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A scary experience again, but

Posted on Sat, 18 Apr 2026

A scary experience again, but it is very good that doctors are taking your health seriously? And they are aware of your anxiety. I can't give any advice, as am a complete coward. Only that, I put off and put off until it did seem possible I'd...

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Posted in Tomography

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Marandina continues his

Posted on Tue, 07 Apr 2026

Marandina continues his gripping fantasy in this Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can

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Posted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (17)

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My favourite stuff in each

Posted on Tue, 31 Mar 2026

My favourite stuff in each part has been the character developments, and this is great for Marandina

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Posted in Penny's Pass The Story - Part 8.

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Jane Hyphen's wonderful gift

Posted on Fri, 20 Mar 2026

Jane Hyphen's wonderful gift for magic realism never fails to to impress in her intriguing story of a family living beside a vanished mountain, in this Pick if the Day! Please do share of you can

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Posted in Purple Mountain - Part 5

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