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I have 180 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 969418 times and 288 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2314 of my 6,530 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2415 votes

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Cherry

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
Cherry

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!
Gold cherry

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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Cherry

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
Cherry

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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2314 of my comments have received 2415 Great Feedback votes

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Would it work, do you think,

Posted on Sat, 05 Sep 2026

Would it work, do you think, to photo them, then on your computer make the photo have really high contrast? Typing them up before they fade any more seems like a really good idea. I wonder, if the letters have lots of information about what he...

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Posted in A delightful but momentous task

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Wow! How exciting :0) You

Posted on Sat, 05 Sep 2026

Wow! How exciting :0) You fill learn so much about your Dad! I hope you can read the airmail ones - is the ink dark enough still? From reading what you have written about him, from the previous letter, and your memories, too, he sounds a very...

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Googling...

Posted on Fri, 04 Sep 2026

Googling...

Al Raheeb might mean "the awful, fearsome"

Abu Hamo(u) Musa is described as a glorious poet, here?

https://...

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Posted in Tobruk, Or Not Tobruk?

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Those are the best

Posted on Fri, 04 Sep 2026

Those are the best conversations :0)

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Posted in Tobruk, Or Not Tobruk?

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BRILLIANT :0) Enjoyed this so

Posted on Fri, 04 Sep 2026

BRILLIANT :0) Enjoyed this so much! My knowledge of Greek islands comes from Gerald Durrel and this is a wonderful addition, reinforcing my belief that one would be my favourite place to visit. But I would never be brave enough even to talk with...

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Posted in Tobruk, Or Not Tobruk?

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I love the idea of "covetous"

Posted on Wed, 02 Sep 2026

I love the idea of "covetous" darkness!
Your poem shows the importance of gardens, how it is possible to help, through how we treat the land we own. And it helps us, too, if gardens are not paved over, because water can drain away in Winter...

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Posted in The Call of the Night

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Rich with colours and smells,

Posted on Thu, 03 Sep 2026

Rich with colours and smells, this action packed instalment of StrayCat's gripping story 'You Cry, You Die', is Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can

the image is frome here :
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Posted in you cry, you die. chapter 4

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Very glad you are posting

Posted on Mon, 31 Aug 2026

Very glad you are posting again! Your "words unsaid" have provoked a great discussion. And that's Brilliant News that you have your fabulous book ready to go!

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Posted in Morning

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My son told me about Youtube

Posted on Sun, 30 Aug 2026

My son told me about Youtube videos, where the person had left money out in the street, to video people's reactions on finding it. And about people making videos of breaking into other's houses, to video their reactions. It makes me think of how...

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Posted in Found (5)

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Enjoyed this very much,

Posted on Sat, 29 Aug 2026

Enjoyed this very much, Rhiannon. Makes me realise how lucky we are here, now, that it has rained every week since April. You convey really well the relief and excitement of an end to long dry weather

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Posted in Long awaited

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