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I have 180 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 710626 times and 288 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2055 of my 6,106 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2120 votes

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Cherry

"Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the Earth" Albert Schweitzer

we breathed each other's breath. It was enough once you sheltered within me. We were one before fences. I grew to know burning, soon you chose to...
Gold cherry

February Rainbow

snow cloud's blue, bomb ominous, blooms through beech trees' fragile dark raised bars that seek to cage west's brutal storms rampaging from unbroken...
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Cherry

BBBB

In rows, shining stems and identical, (almost) spikey tips, grey. Where could each take me? Their names gave nothing away : HB, 2B, etc pointless as...
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Cherry

Z is for Zing

home's in coming, going and holding time between in mud's dark-under, Spring rememberings begin image is by Boris Drenec off Flickr https://www...

Y is for Yule log and Yew

wood many suns' knowing, felled, burns through year's fear wall bird sown life outgrowing religions' rise and fall ~ this photo is byJonny Andrews...

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2055 of my comments have received 2120 Great Feedback votes

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Agree with Claudine and Drew,

Posted on Fri, 22 Aug 2025

Agree with Claudine and Drew, found this very well thought out and described, really convincing

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Posted in The Patrolman - 37 (1/2)

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I think of writer's block

Posted on Mon, 25 Aug 2025

I think of writer's block being like a desert peopled with shadows, but your words here are like rain, enabling millions of flowers to spring up from dry sand

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Posted in When All Seems Lost

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Agree with Jenny, I really

Posted on Sun, 24 Aug 2025

Agree with Jenny, I really like how you are developing Constable John's character in this part

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Posted in Denied (Episode 22 - The Further Chronicles of a Young Lady (and her Maid))

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You are keeping up the pace

Posted on Sun, 24 Aug 2025

You are keeping up the pace really well! I like how Jade is thinking of possibilities that had not occurred to Thomas as perhaps he has the potential to be a bit frustrating, always used to being in control. However maybe he will be good for Jade...

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Posted in "Art of Trouble" 5

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Love both the word-sound and

Posted on Mon, 25 Aug 2025

Love both the word-sound and meaning of

"be more than beckoned to

by an Ice-cream van tinkle

or a sprinkle of glitter"

there must be so many, many questioning "why do we do, what we do?" these terrible days

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Posted in Lit

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I love "Clustering in clouds

Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2025

I love "Clustering in clouds that shade" and "welcome showers"

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Posted in That all-important molecule!

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I liked very much the fort,

Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2025

I liked very much the fort, and your descriptions of wildflowers. Your way of his passing the time on his walk, thinking, was great :0) And the casual way at the end, you mention he often sees people who might not be there, adds to his quality of...

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Posted in Prophesy - The Immortal Witch (6)

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I like how you are

Posted on Sat, 16 Aug 2025

I like how you are introducing all the characters from the first part. And Marcus Whale is great - scary, wild, hurt, always on the outside. Did the dog want to stay in the lift, or go out if the doors opened somewhere interesting? There is a...

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Posted in The Vale - Chapter 6

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I read your poem first, then

Posted on Sun, 17 Aug 2025

I read your poem first, then went to the link. Had not realised that kind of music was Jazz, although I have heard it before, always thought it was related to Tango. How amazing he could do that with only two fingers on one of his hands! And that...

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Posted in Django, Gitáno Gitaristo (Django, Gypsy Guitarist)

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Another wonderful instalment

Posted on Sun, 17 Aug 2025

Another wonderful instalment :0) Gwladys is BRILLIANT!

ps you have him sleeping in the woods under the "starts"?

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Posted in Lofted (Episode 21 - The Further Chronicles of a Young Lady (and her Maid))

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