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I have 177 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 407798 times and 278 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1532 of my 5,146 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1573 votes

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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
Cherry

tall storey

Once upon a time, a family was looking for somewhere to settle, came upon a piece of land and decided to build where the sun always shone and the...
Cherry

point of no return

Billionaires lobbying to avoid tax increase, while number of middle income taxpayers decreases Government can't pay education, social care, and...
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October robin

cold air's become a glitter ball with falling leaves its swirling lights as trees dance round their disco hall in fearful thrill of frosty nights now...

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1532 of my comments have received 1573 Great Feedback votes

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Hadn't been able to find the

Posted on Fri, 12 Jan 2024

Hadn't been able to find the first part of this, after reading the second, so extremely glad it is Pick of the Day! VERY FUNNY, over and over again. I really liked the taxi driver :0) And the phrase "gusto and cashew nuts" All of it, really

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Posted in Ticket to Tehran

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WONDERFUL! I love this one,

Posted on Sun, 14 Jan 2024

WONDERFUL! I love this one, Thankyou!
I should think Nature is the best place to be, now your election is looming - even our news is full of it already!

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Posted in "Turn Down the Noise"

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so many wonderful lines,

Posted on Fri, 12 Jan 2024

so many wonderful lines, really enjoyed your poem, Thankyou! Particularly like the idea of mist being shabby

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Posted in Sun - Shines

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This wonderful recollection

Posted on Wed, 10 Jan 2024

This wonderful recollection of a very different time is Pick of the day. Please do share if you can.

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Posted in Another Place And Another Time

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Jane, this is BRILLIANT!

Posted on Thu, 11 Jan 2024

Jane, this is BRILLIANT!

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Posted in Parcel for You ...Part 12

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wow! EXCITING :0)

Posted on Tue, 09 Jan 2024

wow! EXCITING :0) Thinking back, to how this all started, and it was so easygoing - you are building the pace really well!

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Posted in The Coffee House Spy" 13

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Happy 2024, with lots of

Posted on Tue, 09 Jan 2024

Happy 2024, with lots of great writing! This is so visual - I really liked

"Hands held, thronging river bank,

living paper-chains strung along,

eyes closed singing winter songs"

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Posted in January Panorama

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Thankyou, again, for posting

Posted on Wed, 03 Jan 2024

Thankyou, again, for posting here. Very much enjoyed. How I wish there was someone here who could fix hoovers!

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Posted in This Sort of Thing - December 2023 - Side B

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I love how you whirl the

Posted on Wed, 03 Jan 2024

I love how you whirl the reader up, in the first line, round and round with all the "ing"s and by the end, the calmness and space for a bird's song. Beautiful
Very glad you are not effected by the rain, was thinking about you, listening to...

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Posted in Storm

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loved this!

Posted on Wed, 03 Jan 2024

loved this!

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Posted in rain

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