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I have 180 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 887576 times and 288 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2207 of my 6,236 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2294 votes

2207 of my comments have received 2294 Great Feedback votes

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I like the contrast between

Posted on Sat, 26 Oct 2019

I like the contrast between the heavy solidity of a necklace/collar, and the fragility of wildflowers, which never the less can grow and increase, whereas a metal necklace can at best only stay the same. I love the line "spread of promises"! And...

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Posted in Wood Anemones

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I had not heard of black

Posted on Fri, 25 Oct 2019

I had not heard of black herons, but your wonderful poem makes me want to know all about them! So many lines stand out

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Posted in Black Herons

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bleak and strong. I like how

Posted on Wed, 16 Oct 2019

bleak and strong. I like how there is no blame, what has happened is compared to weather, it just happens. And I like that the last word is "thaw"

Interred flames of spent desires

Nothing can live here now

although the poem...

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Posted in It feels like winter here

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I love the slow majestic

Posted on Mon, 14 Oct 2019

I love the slow majestic sweep of these lines :

the deep blue cruise

of an underwater colossus.

and these, you have expressed how I felt as a child seeing the one at the Natural History Museum. This is brilliant,...

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Posted in Whale bones

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Oh I love this story :0)

Posted on Sun, 13 Oct 2019

Oh I love this story :0)

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Posted in "The Trouble with Magical Beings" (A Fantasy) Chapter 9

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I love these rhymes! It flows

Posted on Wed, 09 Oct 2019

I love these rhymes! It flows so well, the line endings are so smooth? It's what I am always aiming for when attempting to do rhyming and don't achieve :0)

Do you always remember the seed of writing, when you read it years later? It seems...

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Posted in That’s where I was when I wrote it down …!

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Witloof! My Dad used to grow

Posted on Tue, 08 Oct 2019

Witloof! My Dad used to grow that in a cupboard. It would be all pale, like something Gollum might eat if he went veggie. I hope you are bringing the chestnuts home? Or is it too prickly for your dog? Mine used to get sore paws trying to see what...

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Posted in This October Brings Endings

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Posted on Sat, 05 Oct 2019

Jaunty rhythm and custard coming at the end as if plonked on the table infront of an eager child, spoon at the ready

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Posted in Colours for Kids 11)

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