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I have 180 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 711634 times and 288 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2055 of my 6,109 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2120 votes

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at bay

you've gone to the moon we know only as light, a white finger from Heaven whose pulse pulls Earth's sheathing waves noise clings to us, we cannot out...
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to a pear

on the top shelf of our Co Op's reduced to clear section alone an economy bag of pears knobbly green and slightly bruised as a Martian footballer's...
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part 15

It was like a monster Mary couldn't see, wanting to rip her to bits like tissue paper, and squash her all at the same time. It screamed in her ears...
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tree time

cold admonishment as rain, taps a clean patina of advice - with foreign fluency, saps defiant thought, both truth and lies this, here, is all -...
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high seas

leaf shoals race on grey twig currents as west winds lace rushing rip tides through fast colours, with quick air rinse out sluggish thoughts so free...
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2055 of my comments have received 2120 Great Feedback votes

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Celticman's wonderful story

Posted on Wed, 29 Nov 2023

Celticman's wonderful story continues to dive deep into emotion and belief. The character of his narrator's mother, warm, funny, wise and strong is one of my favourites in his writing, and this moving description of her grief is Pick of the Day....

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Posted in Love Story 22

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Yes, Thankyou so much for

Posted on Tue, 17 Oct 2023

Yes, Thankyou so much for writing more! I really liked how Vanessa wants companionship, because it is easy to get the physical stuff from dating apps, that AI might be better at that than an actual man! But then her wants, so contradictory,...

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Posted in 'Parcel for you..' Part 3

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It is as though at the end

Posted on Thu, 05 Oct 2023

It is as though at the end you say goodbye to part of yourself.

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Posted in No Fond Farewell

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Turlough's wonderful, warm

Posted on Thu, 24 Aug 2023

Turlough's wonderful, warm hearted memories of a loquacious lady with "flamboyant scone eating style" is Pick of the Day! Please do share and retweet if you can

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Posted in Nellie the Devilment

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:0) yes! But after I have

Posted on Wed, 09 Aug 2023

:0) yes! But after I have made his cheese toastie :0)

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Posted in wising up

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Joyfully Surreal this

Posted on Wed, 31 May 2023

Joyfully Surreal this fabulous poem is Pick of the Day, please do share and retweet if you can!

The image is from here : https://upload....

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Posted in Ladies who lunch at The Entomol

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This skillful and informative

Posted on Thu, 25 May 2023

This skillful and informative Nature poem by Rhiannon is Pick of the Day! Please do share and retweet if you can

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Posted in On the 6500+ km journey, twice

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I feel sad whenever what you

Posted on Mon, 24 Apr 2023

I feel sad whenever what you describe happens, someone nearby has cut down most of their trees, concreted over their garden, torn off an intricately carved listed wooden porch "I didn't know it was listed but it was rotten anyway" and persuaded...

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Posted in Am I a Snob?

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"had so many spams on my

Posted on Tue, 04 Apr 2023

"had so many spams on my account in the past, simply by trying to learn on my own, which then ends up costing me to get the computer sorted out....
When I ask anyone to show me what I need to do, I can immediately feel their impatience, as...

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Posted in Relaxed Day In Summer

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This reminded me of similar

Posted on Tue, 22 Nov 2022

This reminded me of similar journeys, powered by Spangles, but it's also fascinating for describing a time of change in how people lived,  the coming of plumbing and electricity, which now we take for granted. These wonderful memories of...

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Posted in Pengwndwn*

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