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I have 180 stories published in
2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 850360 times
and 288 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2227 of my 6,413 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2310 votes
My stories
S is for Snow
light smooths, soothes curves; walk in sleeping prisms' peace sight's a white wall, smell's all, cold's hungry, move or freeze
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R is for Reindeer and Roe deer
proudly pull Santa Claus in sleek, gift-laden sleigh angled grace, tasting grass -* sound *- Heads lift, they're away!
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Day before a birthday
It had cheered us up, before. We called it The Secret Beach because always empty, small, down old stairs from the road. That day, we were both scared...
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Q is for Question and Quarry
"How many days to go?" "8!" Creeping? Or flying? escaping Russian snow woodcock, SHOT! here, dying https://www.woodcock-hunting.com/search?q=woodcock
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Pine Tree (in Home and on Heath)
decorated and in pride of place, dead pretty rain's clear, fresh touch, then sun seeds dazzling gaiety
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This gorgeous, uplifting poem
Posted on Sun, 25 Jan 2026
This gorgeous, uplifting poem from Penny4athought is Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can
Read full commentPosted in "Crimson Morning"
I love the idea of Spring
Posted on Thu, 29 Jan 2026
I love the idea of Spring moving into your garden like a cat! That's brilliant :0) And "consuming shadows" made me think of our (once) feral Rango who is bright orange and glows in the darkness while waiting hopefully for mice by the birdfeeder :...
Read full commentPosted in Rapid Shift Of Weather
What a fascinating and brave
Posted on Tue, 27 Jan 2026
What a fascinating and brave person. It would not surprise me if you are related! In spirit, for sure, as you care also for Justice as shown in your writing.
Read full commentYou show how some countries, always, seem to have felt the need to squash societal...
Posted in Relatively Speaking
I am glad Tom got out without
Posted on Sat, 24 Jan 2026
I am glad Tom got out without really knowing what had happened. Russel's fear must have made it worse, very scary for both. Brilliant writing!
Read full commentPosted in Tom All Alone (9) (ii)
I LOVE all your descriptions!
Posted on Sat, 24 Jan 2026
I LOVE all your descriptions!
Read full comment"And the music - that magical, twirling, barrel organ music Tom only ever heard at the fair. For the first time they could smell the warm, sugary whiff of it in their nostrils - the toffee and popcorn and candy...
Posted in Tom All Alone (9) (i)
I love all the colours! You
Posted on Sun, 25 Jan 2026
I love all the colours! You have communicated so well the magic of Dawn
Read full commentPosted in "Crimson Morning"
Perfect, Rhiannon, all the
Posted on Thu, 22 Jan 2026
Perfect, Rhiannon, all the word sounds and that way you have of making the last line still and comforting somehow
Read full commentPosted in Dark and dreary …
One bright side is that, if
Posted on Wed, 21 Jan 2026
One bright side is that, if you had got super successful ages ago, all of us on ABCTales now might not have known about your writing, and got to tell you how much we love it? Also, your life might not have been so rich, all the people you have...
Read full commentPosted in 4. Away with Words (i)
Sherlock sounds like a really
Posted on Mon, 19 Jan 2026
Sherlock sounds like a really good friend. I like the juxtaposition of this bit very much -
Above us, the stars were scattered like glitter on a blackboard, and a crescent moon rode a cloud like a beached galleon in the night. And yeah, I...
Read full commentPosted in 3. An Expedition To The Pole (iii)
Agree with all above comments
Posted on Sun, 18 Jan 2026
Agree with all above comments, this is wonderful
Read full commentPosted in 3. An Expedition To The Pole (ii)
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