Di_Hard

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change of address

By Di_Hard on Tue, 16 Apr 2019

houses are envelopes posted through time recipients changing letters put in, taken out. From the War son, brother, father, lost mother upstairs, her...

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pondering

By Di_Hard on Fri, 05 Apr 2019

jelly ellipsis or small eyeballs with tiny pupils, or thought bubbles, each containing a full stop No! A full beginning a drip of ink After some...

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First Walk Of April

By Di_Hard on Thu, 04 Apr 2019

Step on a moon stone to cross the stream - Van Gogh’s Starry Night - willow flowers pollen halo’d in swirling water.dark. Sun-coin's cloud-pursed. In...

herring gull gallantry

By Di_Hard on Thu, 28 Mar 2019

If you wait till half past six there's cheap bread at the Co op or donuts for 16p. So now, after chores are done I put on my coat (it's still cold...

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I am glad she is better! It

Posted on Tue, 10 Sep 2019

I am glad she is better! It is good you are kind and supporting her - my brothers and I still remember when our results came, the aweful talks. It's strange, my school we were expected to take as many as we could, had to re take maths and french...

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brilliant. I would buy this

Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2019

brilliant. I want to give this to my nieces :0)

Posted in "The Trouble with Magical Beings" (A Fantasy) Chapter 7

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I am enjoying your story so

Posted on Sat, 07 Sep 2019

I am enjoying your story so much! I do hope you get it published, so many children would love it too

Posted in "The Trouble with Magical Beings" (A Fantasy) Chapter 5

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This reminds me of school so

Posted on Tue, 10 Sep 2019

This reminds me of school so badly. You evoke the feeling of a mind made raw.

How is your one who was disappointed by their exam results?

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"brought these walls and

Posted on Wed, 11 Sep 2019

"brought these walls and lawns within reach"

"The front gardens are overgrown or shingled now"

do you remember when front gardens were rich with flowers,full of the gardener's heart and soul? Now people concrete or some other hard...

Posted in What happened?

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Loved this :0) The bits about

Posted on Mon, 09 Sep 2019

Loved this :0) The bits about gender stereotyping running through were my favourite, but all of it I was smiling. It is a relief your Mum thought Ken Clarke OK. It always bothers me a bit that I understand his point of view even if not agreeing...

Posted in Pad Life: The Elephant In The Room

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Like Jenny and Rhiannon, I

Posted on Sat, 07 Sep 2019

Like Jenny and Rhiannon, I love the rhythm you have here, much too fast for the breath of walking, wheels spinning, gliding through all your encounters and thoughts. It is the movement that has brought the change, of friendly human contact on...

Posted in Riverine reflection

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That is great! Does he have

Posted on Fri, 06 Sep 2019

That is great! Does he have washing facilities? I remember reading on here about someone in a London hostel with no shower etc?

What you are doing is amazing! Could you get a job doing this - would you want to?

Posted in Looking for Andrew (Journal 14)

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Enjoyed this very much. I

Posted on Tue, 03 Sep 2019

Enjoyed this very much. I think pigeons mate for life. Hopefully Raymond would find happiness as a pigeon? Or do transitioners stay human sized? Would there have to be dating apps for the new birds? I really liked the way you made the narrator be...