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I have 179 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 612211 times and 283 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1949 of my 5,919 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2007 votes

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A detailed elegy, so much

Posted on Wed, 29 Dec 2021

A detailed elegy, so much movement in a place of stillness - the rain sweeping, memories flickering, flowers decaying, all with your calm, measured rhythm, almost like someone pacing thoughtfully. But also

"  Yew trees (stoical), standing...

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Posted in In Memoriam

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I didn't know you are an

Posted on Tue, 28 Dec 2021

I didn't know you are an artist as well as a fabulous writer!

Thankyou so much for the cherries :0) Ewan's poems are so often inspiring

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Posted in BBBB

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I liked this very much, all

Posted on Tue, 28 Dec 2021

I liked this very much, all the different things weaving through - the arrival of potatoes to their apotheosis at Twerton Park, your Mum with her potato peeler and you taking your children to sample the culinary highlight of all your travels....

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Posted in The Chips at Twerton Park

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Sure I remember the original

Posted on Mon, 27 Dec 2021

Sure I remember the original ? This part particularly unforgettable !

"to make nutritious goo
in tubes to suck and squeeze it through
and ooze the dollops to your mouth"

if in relation to food, (maybe other things in...

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Posted in Spaceship Food

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Hullo :0) I was thinking of

Posted on Sun, 26 Dec 2021

Hullo :0) I was thinking of you this afternoon while walking, that you haven't posted anything for ages and wondering how you are, and now you have! I hope you are well. 

This is intense! Looking back up the page I couldn't believe how...

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Posted in An Undertaking

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This bit reminded me of best

Posted on Fri, 24 Dec 2021

This bit reminded me of best Christmases :

"laughter captured while favourite music fills

the air with sound."

I do hope you have a great time tomorrow, lots and lots of good wishes for the coming year

XXX

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Posted in That Christmas Feeling

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Very funny :0) Not just that,

Posted on Fri, 24 Dec 2021

Very funny :0) Not just that, though, I loved the Dom bits, particularly the doorknob, that is genius! I liked the Tom Cruise thing, too, and this is a perfect summary of the PM : "As it was, he struggled to remember the previous day. He...

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Posted in A Christmas Boris

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Agree with everyone else,

Posted on Thu, 23 Dec 2021

Agree with everyone else, brilliant storytelling - I particularly liked your bit about "only the very astute" having a clock since time began. 

I used to work in Sainsbury's and one day another member of staff was complaining about a man...

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Posted in Time (Clock of The Heart)

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I love the title :0) The

Posted on Wed, 22 Dec 2021

I love the title :0) The contrast between "time absolute" with "wander vaguely through his day" . Also  "shave/a millisecond here and there,"  "millisecond "and the imprecision of "here and there" is brilliant. It's a lovely gentle,...

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Posted in The exact time for dozing!

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I hope very much that you do!

Posted on Wed, 22 Dec 2021

I hope very much that you do!

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Posted in The Otherworldly Visitor of Oscaloo

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