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I have 180 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 716892 times and 288 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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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...
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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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part 10

Mary jumped back from the hole and went to Wong, always keeping that hole in the web in sight, as if the Monster would burst through any time. "Wake...
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part 9

Wong moved quickly over the fallen leaves, and Mary had to keep doing little runs to keep up. She was doing one of these when Wong stopped! Mary...
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2061 of my comments have received 2126 Great Feedback votes

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This completely wonderful,

Posted on Fri, 04 Jul 2025

This completely wonderful, incandescently genius story from Drew is Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can

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Posted in Born on the 4th of July

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Your mother is so brave, for

Posted on Thu, 03 Jul 2025

Your mother is so brave, for having done as he asked, as he needed. Imagine, had he died, and she had not lain in the grass with him, she would have felt it must be her fault. But she could not have any blame for giving him a moment of peace. She...

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Posted in The Gesture

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Recently I have been shaking

Posted on Wed, 02 Jul 2025

Recently I have been shaking so much, and don't know, wonder if it is thinking of this. It is the trappedness that makes it seem worse, being held prisoner till agreeing to give up what's yours, being encouraged to this end by starvation, no...

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Posted in Up to Their Ears in Tears

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I love that comment about

Posted on Tue, 01 Jul 2025

I love that comment about service stations, you make them seem places for time travellers, too. Or, as in your story, modern in-between places, our stone circles/fairy rings.

Had not read your original version of this, but the one i have...

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Posted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (2)

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Don't know what to say.

Posted on Wed, 02 Jul 2025

Don't know what to say. Thought I might quote some lines, then realised it is the whole of every part.
What is it doing to everyone? Those in there, suffering death, injury, loss because of the inaction of those outside; those outside...

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Posted in Up to Their Ears in Tears

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I hope your grief heals over

Posted on Fri, 27 Jun 2025

I hope your grief heals over so you are not aware of hurting all the time. This is fabulous but I am so sorry

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Posted in This Sad Blister

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How lovely to find a whole

Posted on Tue, 24 Jun 2025

How lovely to find a whole new band to explore! I am so glad you have something happy to light you through this time Jenny. I like the idea of music raining down very much, you soaking it up like a tree needing water

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Posted in Let Me Go Back

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Wonderful rhyme and rhythm in

Posted on Tue, 24 Jun 2025

Wonderful rhyme and rhythm in your poem Rhiannon. Am wondering whether the News holds back saying there will be hosepipe bans for as long as they can, knowing the minute they say water levels are terribly low it will rain every day for weeks and...

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Posted in Whatever the weather …

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Ah! So he IS made whole :0)

Posted on Mon, 23 Jun 2025

Ah! So he IS made whole :0) Like the road not taken and the one you take, all lead to the same place? And Jack's character, how he developed, will seep into John, now. No regrets

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Posted in Dead Man: 6 (ii)

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have not heard the saying

Posted on Mon, 23 Jun 2025

have not heard the saying "you make of it what you make", have always been trying to understand/articulate that :0)
"All the 'what ifs?’ that kept spinning around in his head - restless days and sleepless nights of them, like balls spinning...

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Posted in Dead Man: 6 (i)

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