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I have 177 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 417580 times and 278 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1549 of my 5,182 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1591 votes

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Cherry

G is for Glitter and Gorse

scattering sparkle specks outlast family trees bully wind's brash frolics fresh gold unfurlings tease
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F is for Fairy Lights and Frost

fossilised Life's dark fires strings of electric sweets skimming crystal empires as blue sky's bright heart beats
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Cherry

E is for Elf and Evergreens

unseen hands making true lucky children's wishes their coats are never new but, in Winter, riches
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D is for Dove (Decoration and Real)

blind symbol of peace, cut from wordless paper, swings hunger flown further out shy beauty on grey wings
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C is for Cracker and Chestnut

two hands snap! out old joke cheap toy, soon lost and crown velvet lips speak through spikes of secrets swelling brown

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1549 of my comments have received 1591 Great Feedback votes

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Having looked at all the

Posted on Wed, 31 Jan 2024

Having looked at all the wonderful photos, it is lovely to have the story to this one. I thought he had a very friendly face. I really enjoyed your exploration of the market, I would not have been brave enough to go

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Posted in Tea with the Coppersmith

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Very comforting story, that

Posted on Mon, 29 Jan 2024

Very comforting story, that at least one victim of fraud has a champion

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Posted in New Directions (6)

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love "exaltation" of kids :0)

Posted on Mon, 29 Jan 2024

love "exaltation" of kids :0) You should put a link to the flickr photos at the end of every piece, they're BRILLIANT. I haven't listened to the News yet today, but going on yesterday's, Iran will not be praised, so it is really good to be having...

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Posted in The Man in the Iran Mosque

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What an imagination you have!

Posted on Sun, 28 Jan 2024

What an imagination you have! This one, and the children's story, and Sir Harry's Spy story, all at the same time! Wow! Loved the bit about the guide book

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Posted in "Willow's Missing Tail" 12

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It's great how you have Joey

Posted on Sun, 28 Jan 2024

It's great how you have Joey in charge. Am looking forward to seeing him get braver and his parents recognise his abilities in the magic land. And fascinating to learn there are so magical lands with such similar names :0)

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Posted in "Unwanted Magic" 3

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This made me think of E

Posted on Sun, 21 Jan 2024

This made me think of E Nesbitt, how everyone keeps arguing and the magic being is very irascible :0) The dad and Flint are shaping up to be a comic routine :0)

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Posted in "Unwanted Magic" 2

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Turlough, these are so much

Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2024

Turlough, these are so much fun to read! THANKYOU :0) I really like how every episode has a wonderful snippet from Mahtab, so we slowly get to know her. That aubergine dip really does look yucky - I guess there must be LOTS of saffron, to be so...

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Posted in The Great Falafel Kerfuffle

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Love these walking poems! I

Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2024

Love these walking poems! You make me imagine it all so clearly :0)

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Posted in Above Weobley

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Not a "consummate poet"! Not

Posted on Fri, 26 Jan 2024

Not a "consummate poet"! Not even summat!

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Posted in After the Snow

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you certainly caught the

Posted on Thu, 25 Jan 2024

clever moon not letting you catch her with a photo, so you had to write this lovely poem instead :0)

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Posted in Silent Mystic

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