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I have 180 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1009378 times and 288 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2348 of my 6,614 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2456 votes

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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
Cherry

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
Cherry

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
Cherry

B is for Bauble and Rowan Berries

sparkling, empty, always perfect this man-made fruit, unlike seedful berries gloriously unput
Cherry

A is for Angel and Ash Tree

watching with unpacked calm pale face in cornered dark as ash trees reach, each arm in sleek, moonsliver bark

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2348 of my comments have received 2456 Great Feedback votes

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I do remember about your

Posted on Mon, 07 Sep 2026

I do remember about your aweful storm, and your car and roof being damaged. But not about the storks and other birds, that's so sad, you must have felt like crying. And the car salesman, he must have felt his life was ruined, and been so scared...

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Your diaries whizz past, to

Posted on Mon, 07 Sep 2026

Your diaries whizz past, to read. You seem to be having health worries at both ends! I hope you are all better, now. Your vet trip with Manoushka has reminded me that Tina was meant to be going in today. Every day since I made the appointment she...

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I guess there's a worry of

Posted on Sat, 05 Sep 2026

I guess there's a worry of the ink fading the more it is exposed to light? Thank you for offering to post updates :0)

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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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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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Those are the best

Posted on Fri, 04 Sep 2026

Those are the best conversations :0)

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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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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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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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