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I have 177 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 407865 times and 278 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1532 of my 5,146 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1573 votes

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bird feeder

Slog uphill, from Bargain Buys trolley-tugging a big bag, heart heavy with world's worries hard to change till become aware of pigeons, jackdaws,...
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gather

Pooled, this mild September day from waves of work (or guilt when not) once each year picking blackberries from prickly cataracts of free sweetness...
Cherry

something in the air

Flies weave a buzzing basket of still warm light. Hairline rainbow cracks in space above paths, like mistakes leave unseen tethers of regret, sticky...
Cherry

remembering dandelions (again)

Prisoned between tarmac bars of road and footpath herbicide subdued Earth waits sure of the last laugh when only the toughest are still around to see...
Cherry

breezy

this breeze, seeming slight might be calmness dying, a storm’s birth it could have come from Samarkand or been in Neanderthal lungs we all breathe...
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1532 of my comments have received 1573 Great Feedback votes

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"autumn's earthy softness"

Posted on Mon, 30 Oct 2023

"autumn's earthy softness" "branches carried in such/beautiful silence,/transition of passing was/without apprehension or / doubt" This is lovely, full of Peace and gentleness. Great to see your photo, too!

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Posted in Remembering

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I am not understanding at all

Posted on Tue, 31 Oct 2023

I am not understanding at all why this is being allowed

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Posted in Civilians In War

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"wheesh, whoosh, swish!

Posted on Thu, 02 Nov 2023

"wheesh, whoosh, swish!
a rocket’s little shriek,
cold nose, pink cheek."
every year you have a fresh, vivid poem about fireworks :0) Just as with your Springtime poems of snowdrops then daffodils, I love how you highlight...

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Posted in Firework party, a little early

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Luigi's wise poem is Pick of

Posted on Tue, 31 Oct 2023

Luigi's wise poem is Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can

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Posted in One Good Turn

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Luigi, what a brilliant poem!

Posted on Tue, 31 Oct 2023

Luigi, what a brilliant poem! Every line could mean two things. No one could be offended, yet it contains so much wisdom and advice

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Posted in One Good Turn

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I loved the bit about riding

Posted on Tue, 31 Oct 2023

I loved the bit about riding horses :0) That is me, too!
Fascinating, the need for free will, that there cannot be love if there is no choice. If there is no risk there is no win. She wants someone she can trust not to hurt her, because she...

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Posted in Parcel for you....Part 6

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I am very glad you kept on

Posted on Mon, 30 Oct 2023

I am very glad you kept on with this one, too :0) I liked the detail of Robin wanting to eat a worm, and Willow, like a great general looking after her troops, magicking up some seeds for him :0)

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Posted in "Willow's Missing Tail" 11

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gosh! That was so BELIEVABLE!

Posted on Sat, 28 Oct 2023

gosh! That was so BELIEVABLE! You make such vivid stories! Very glad not to have read that on the actual night :0)

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Posted in "Spirit of Sleepy Hollow on All Hallows Eve" Part 4 of 4

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perfect :0) I like how you

Posted on Fri, 27 Oct 2023

perfect :0) I like how you link the river with love, made me think of that saying : you can't stand in the same river twice, that every day with someone you love must be differently new and wonderful.

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Posted in Yantra Mantra

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An Israeli spokesman was

Posted on Wed, 25 Oct 2023

An Israeli spokesman was outraged that the UN leader's words about Palestinian suffering outnumbered his words about Israeli suffering in a recent speech (yes, he had counted them). Perhaps it was because the number of Palestinian deaths so...

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Posted in Creeping colonization and takeover : Revenge and Retribution, by Alfred N.Muggins (rogue reporter)

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