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I have 180 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 936800 times and 288 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2261 of my 6,368 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2356 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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2261 of my comments have received 2356 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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Turlough returns, with his

Posted on Tue, 23 Jun 2026

Turlough returns, with his latest wonderful Diary entry, which is Pick of the Day! Please do share, if you can

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Posted in Strimmer Time and the Living is Easy

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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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The ominous final part of

Posted on Tue, 14 Jul 2026

This ominous final part of Marandina's story about two teenagers battling an ancient evil, is Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can

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Posted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (30)

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A lady on the news was saying

Posted on Thu, 09 Jul 2026

A lady on the news was saying how her boys were in the school football team, had lots of friends, she didn't want to move. So frightening for the place fled to for safety suddenly to turn against you. I liked your last stanza very much, too

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Posted in Misplaced Person Seeks Pomegranates

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Perhaps Belgium winning is a

Posted on Tue, 07 Jul 2026

Perhaps Belgium winning is a Hopeful sign :0)

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Posted in What Will The World (or America!) Be like In Another 4 Years? by Alfred N.Muggins

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Oh, Jane, you understand

Posted on Fri, 03 Jul 2026

Oh, Jane, you understand completely how it is.
THANK YOU for this Wise, Beautiful Truth

I hope all the animals who live with you are well, that this is not about one, now

As Turlough says, will want to read this again. Would...

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Posted in When a dog knows too much

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