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I have 180 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 965629 times and 288 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2312 of my 6,515 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2413 votes

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two men

Once upon a time there were two boys, born on different sides of the world. Both were poor, and both were clever and both were very lucky. One boy...
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April shower

Sun is shattered by dark tree branches, splinters glint scattered on twig tips, diamond- dusting downy oval honescuckle leaves' warm green-blue,...
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Win

this meeting of trees and rushes glows, peaceful as a holy place warbler songs shimmer warm blue air where speckled wood butterflies dance from spine...
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Guernica, Stalingrad, Grozny, Aleppo, Mariupol...

Reporters list atrocities suggesting which might qualify as war crimes, while Western leaders' words slide over blood, too afraid of falling in to...
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Listening to the News 2/3/22

Does sound of our clapping drown out the bombs exploding in your homes? Our politicians stand shoulder to shoulder with ambassadors come to beg for...
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2312 of my comments have received 2413 Great Feedback votes

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Enjoyed this very much.

Posted on Tue, 21 Feb 2023

Enjoyed this very much. You have characters just right, and their relationship with you.

At present a stray/feral is frequenting our hospitality, to the disgust of the long term occupant, who is a VERY fussy eater. The newcomer,...

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Posted in Grayson & Otto

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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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yes! can see her making her

Posted on Mon, 14 Nov 2022

yes! can see her making her own homemade organic soup to throw at a painting :0)

She might even make it into a home schooling project, studying which kinds of soup are stickiest and getting the most effective chunk size. Can imagine her...

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Posted in The Pregnant Waitress (part 2 of 2)

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Hullo, did you know M&S do

Posted on Sat, 30 Jul 2022

Hullo, did you know M&S do online measurements, or even ones on the phone? If you type into google "UK how to measure for bra" M&S website is at the top, so lots of people must need this? If you go to the page, there is also an opton to...

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Posted in M&S

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" sea delivers selfless peace

Posted on Sat, 02 Jul 2022

" sea delivers selfless peace." It does. I liked this very much. 

Was a bit confused by this,, is it a crowd of crows?

"A black crowd straddles the sand....

Later the rogue tangles with another crow,"

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Posted in On Oddicombe Beach

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Great to read  Ugly Puggly

Posted on Fri, 24 Jun 2022

Great to read  Ugly Puggly again, this bit is genius

"Well, if we’re gonnae go up tae the crematorium, a council van will blend in like a tombstone. And if anybody spots us, they’ll hink we’re council workers. No expect us tae move, or dae...

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Posted in Ugly Puggly 42

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Phew, I thought now Ewan was

Posted on Fri, 29 Apr 2022

Phew, I thought now Ewan was being eaten up by the mysterious monster. It is like a detective story in its own right. Write

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Posted in Sticky Wullie

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I  don't want you to change a

Posted on Thu, 21 Apr 2022

I  don't want you to change a speckle of Ugly Puggly,he is perfect, an absolutely brilliant creation.I wish so much he existed. Even though he isn't real, I feel a bit better about all the things worrying me all the time, just imagining he is on...

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Posted in Ugly Puggly 8

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I have a TERRIBLE  memory,

Posted on Tue, 22 Mar 2022

I have a TERRIBLE  memory, but very good writing, sticks :0)

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Posted in Don't Look at the Sheikh

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Those poor mothers, they will

Posted on Tue, 15 Mar 2022

Those poor mothers, they will be feeling so guilty! I did not understand from the article if the children were still to be put in care? It sounded like the police were unsure what to do, to stay on the right side of the law. What a horrific thing...

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Posted in Het Bonhe

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