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I have 177 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 411477 times and 278 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1539 of my 5,160 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1580 votes

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Cherry

part 3 (redrafted)

Mary's heart was going "Boom, boom, boom" shaking her ribs. It was the only sound she could hear. Then Jake was there, shouting, "Can I have icecream...
Cherry

part 2

Mary couldn't help laughing too, the first proper laugh since that Tuesday after school when she had not been allowed to go with Mum, then everyone...
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Cherry

part 1

She hunched down into the car seat so her coat went up on each side like shields. It didn't stop him from kicking her, but he couldn't see she was...
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Cherry

angelica (after reading Onemorething's beautiful poem)

Reality is a trap. In this garden no sun warms. Underground, worms squirm in a rootless world as tongues before words. But then, there, at the back,...
Cherry

pool, october

light-leap ripples make laughter lines tickle snake swooping willow bough's moss green crossing bright, gold leaf lined pool below, where rain, held...

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1539 of my comments have received 1580 Great Feedback votes

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I liked particularly the

Posted on Tue, 21 Nov 2023

I liked particularly the narrator's feelings towards the truck driver. and the change in pace when you describe the crash, which comes across vividly. The graveyard as a still place, with life changing outside

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Posted in Those We Leave Behind

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Really like the first two

Posted on Mon, 20 Nov 2023

That's a question I am always asking! Really like the first two lines :0) And "synapse gaps" with map. I remember being very surprised how much DNA we share with fruit flies, but the word connectome is new to me. And your illustration is very, um...

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Posted in What's going on inside?

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Wonderful!

Posted on Mon, 20 Nov 2023

Wonderful!

Should :
“We’d rather hope you’d leave it alone,” said Mr Gwydion"
be : "We rather hoped you'd ..."?

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Posted in A hole in the kitchen

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really enjoyed this, Thankyou

Posted on Sat, 18 Nov 2023

really enjoyed this, Thankyou

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Posted in Weary All Hill

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"Dreams fade of Palestine"

Posted on Mon, 13 Nov 2023

"Dreams fade of Palestine"
I heard on the radio someone in authority in Israel, talking about whom they would allow to govern Gaza. (I think he was one of the more moderate). He said a "pragmatic" Palestinian, which I guess means someone as...

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Posted in Eastern Sky

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"drip-doodling" is BRILLIANT!

Posted on Thu, 16 Nov 2023

"drip-doodling" is BRILLIANT!!!!!!

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Posted in The Love of Nature

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I was looking forward to the

Posted on Tue, 14 Nov 2023

I was looking forward to the Mum encounter, and it WAS brilliant :0) She is wonderful! And till Claudine said, I hadn't thought who would have screamed, but now I am wondering. Really, really enjoyed

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Posted in Parcel for you....Part 8

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I loved the bit about Gordon

Posted on Tue, 14 Nov 2023

I loved the bit about Gordon in Grandpa's boot :0)

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Posted in 13/11/23

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I didn't mean to clog up

Posted on Sun, 12 Nov 2023

I didn't mean to clog up comments for your brilliant, funny poem with stuff about us, I am sorry! He has to travel in, but it's only 3 days a week. Good guesswork :0) Glad you are all well :0)

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Posted in My Verbal Diary Here

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Thankyou for making me smile

Posted on Sun, 12 Nov 2023

Thankyou for making me smile all over again :0)

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Posted in My Verbal Diary Here

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