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I have 180 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 645160 times and 285 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1972 of my 5,971 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2034 votes

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1972 of my comments have received 2034 Great Feedback votes

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yes, I liked the medals on

Posted on Sun, 06 Nov 2022

yes, I liked the medals on dressing gown very much, too

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Posted in On Ainley Top Looking Down

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Brilliant, really enjoyed and

Posted on Sat, 05 Nov 2022

Brilliant, really enjoyed and it made me think, too. I hadn't realised about eclairs being made in factories. The juxtaposition is so clever

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Posted in The Night Angels of the Cake Factory Cream Room

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The way you weave all the new

Posted on Tue, 01 Nov 2022

The way you weave all the new things like the other house and their Mum's job into the pressure of keeping Ethan's routine is really good, and the call from the teacher, that awareness of something changed coming from outside, is convincing

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Posted in Runaway Mother chapter 4 part 1

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this is wonderful, reminded

Posted on Sun, 30 Oct 2022

this is wonderful, reminded me of trying to get my son dressed, how obstinate little children can be, and the panic of an adult trying to fit into a schedule they don't understand. But it's not an adult here, it is two other children, and you...

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Posted in Runaway Mother chapter 2

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What a gifted writer you are!

Posted on Wed, 02 Nov 2022

What a gifted writer you are! Thankyou for another brilliant account of your experiences

The strangest my hair has got was when having to keep going into the chilled storage room in a Sainsburys where salad etc was kept till it could be...

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Posted in Chemo 14

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Liked this one very much

Posted on Wed, 02 Nov 2022

Liked this one very much

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Posted in Eagle-Talk

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This heart warming and

Posted on Mon, 31 Oct 2022

This heart warming and beautifully described part of Monodemo's story Runaway Mother, about the strength of children and with a wonderful young heroine, is Today's Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day!  The whole story is fantastic and highly...

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Posted in Runaway Mother chapter 3 part 1

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I am always so glad of your

Posted on Tue, 01 Nov 2022

I am always so glad of your wisdom Rhiannon! Being a critic IS  so much easier than being a maker, whether of policy, or poems. Quite apart from everything else, they must need to be so strong physically, and manage on very little sleep....

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Posted in Pressures

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This is a wonderful opposite

Posted on Sat, 15 Oct 2022

This is a wonderful opposite to Jenny's poem, all the brightness and fun and excitement. Made me feel like I was a child again, to read!

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Posted in "Halloween or Samhain"

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Wow! I love the book!

Posted on Sat, 29 Oct 2022

Wow! I love the book! And the catflap bit is brilliant, Thankyou, Thankyou, Thankyou for your new instalment :0)

I didn't get this bit? is it your spellchecker being weird? "his tail taping on the floor in an unhappy manor."

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Posted in "Willow's Missing Tail" 6

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