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I have 180 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 879481 times and 288 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2197 of my 6,215 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2284 votes

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new song

metamorphosed from round cheeked child to buzzing teen, glitter of invisible wings carries him as he flicks a switch, filling his room with music no...
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Gold cherry
Poem of the week

inklings

commas wait for speech, in thickening stillness wriggle, as possibilities shrink to silt in sun's incomprehension for small ink black slinkings...
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stravaganza

let off horizon's leash, sun casts hungrily through bare trees till shadow's cowered, tight- bowerered in honeysuckle stalks on a stumped giant,...
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Cherry

Persephone's first day

I came from darkness into darkness from walls of Earth, veined halls seeping mesh of fresh water down, along, down sought and silent-supped by...
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two paths (may be distressing)

lithe russet, fox flickers through trees' lichened blue haze black, in black of branches raven calls, excited somewhere high buzzards too know woods...
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2197 of my comments have received 2284 Great Feedback votes

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This wise and beautiful poem

Posted on Mon, 25 Aug 2025

This wise and beautiful poem from lenchenelf is Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can

Lena, please change the image if you want to. It is from here :
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Posted in Lit

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Woven through with magic,

Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2025

Woven through with magic, Marandina evokes so well the landscape and weather of England's west coast through the experiences of his teenage protagonist. This part of his fabulous wip is Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can

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Posted in Prophesy - The Immortal Witch (6)

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You make "Life still goes on"

Posted on Sat, 12 Jul 2025

You make "Life still goes on" so ominous! Sometimes thoughts, happenings, need time's distance to see what was going on clearly, for great descriptions to wrap round deeply hurtful experiences, objectify them. Your poem is wonderful, telling a...

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Posted in The Daughter-Wife

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Marandina has set his scene

Posted on Tue, 24 Jun 2025

Marandina has set his scene wonderfully in this first part of a new WIP. Step into his story, the darkness and magic, which is Pick of the Day! Then, please do share if you can

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Posted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (1)

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A wise and wonderful poem

Posted on Tue, 17 Jun 2025

Growing from her gardening roots, Jenny's wise and wonderful poem is Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can

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Posted in When Time Has Elapsed

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Sympathise with you so much!

Posted on Thu, 05 Jun 2025

Sympathise with you so much! "Senses insulted by / Perverse information gathered." is a fabulous way to put it. The other day, my son wondered how people will learn empathy in the future, when so much of their knowledge will come from AI....

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Posted in Perverse Future

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Congratulations! This is

Posted on Thu, 01 May 2025

Congratulations! This is Story of the Week!

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Posted in Semper Augustus

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Read about Cedric's

Posted on Mon, 28 Apr 2025

Read about Cedric's increasing creepiness and Spencer's great idea in this fabulous new part of Jane Hyphen's very clever Parcel for You, which is Pick of the Day!

Image is from here :...

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Posted in Parcel for You - Part 59

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What a cliff hanger! This is

Posted on Fri, 18 Apr 2025

What a cliff hanger! This is altogether being a WONDERFUL story. I am so happy you found ABCTales :0) I remember you saying when you just had, how you had not really got anywhere with publishing? You have SO MUCH more brilliant stuff now!

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Posted in Rupees Appease

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If you would like cheering up

Posted on Tue, 11 Mar 2025

If you would like cheering up, try this wonderful true story from Ed Crane, it is Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can

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Posted in The Lonely Goose on The Durme

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