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I have 1973 stories published in 34 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2122513 times and 1280 of my stories have been cherry picked.
357 of my 3,548 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 385 votes

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Ewan Lawrie

The picture is me signing copies of my novel, Gibbous House at Unbound Books HQ in Islington by the canal.
All three Moffat novels are available here

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Message From The Care Home Front

I accept that for some the poppy is unacceptable. (That statement would bear thinking about for a moment or two). I shall not engage with any rants in the comments. Thank you. BTW this is the only poem I entered for a comp this year. (Of course it didn't).
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LookTok

Rant. Nothing to see here Sharp-eyed readers will note that the graphic is a mirror-image of the tiktok logo, So it's not the tiktok logo... If they try and complain, I'll remove it. Simples.
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Risk Averse

Or risk a verse... Cartoon by Russell source Flicker.com artist Russell. Licence : CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Deed
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I'll Think About Writing

Doggerel, might make you laugh, though. Picture is mine, so there!.
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Music

Well I do... Image by starline free to use from freepik.com

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357 of my comments have received 385 Great Feedback votes

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Good use of the IP...

Posted on Fri, 04 Aug 2023

 I agree.

You have a typo at line 5 "neve" vice "never".

I wonder if "lay" in your third stanza might be better as "lie". Of course, if you're trying to indicate that - perhaps - the unknown...

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Posted in A Slow Cooked Life

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This is our Poem of the Week Aug 4th 2023

Posted on Wed, 02 Aug 2023

  Congratulations, this is our Poem of the Week.

Please share on social media, dear members.

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Posted in Under Late Spring Sky

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Just like

Posted on Wed, 26 Jul 2023

 3 Mustapha 3, only smashed on rakia...

https://youtu.be/wvf52QQwjmo

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Posted in Rakia Maria – Part Two of Two

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This is Today's Pick of the Day July 26th 2023

Posted on Wed, 26 Jul 2023

  Congratulations! This is today's Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day.

This laugh-out-loud description of Anglo-Bulgarian social interaction is a hoot.

Please share and/or retweet, thread, mastadon, whatever this ABC-Talers.

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Posted in Rakia Maria – Part Two of Two

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"I did what I did for Maria."

Posted on Wed, 26 Jul 2023

  and doubtless you did it with no fee-ar.

You always cheer me up no end.

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Posted in Rakia Maria – Part Two of Two

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This is Today's Pick of the Day July 19th 2023

Posted on Mon, 17 Jul 2023

 Congratulations, this is our Pick of the Day, today.

Please share/retweet/threadify/whatever it is you do in the way of social media, dear ABC-ers.

Well done, Paul.

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Posted in Dragon Gate

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I love rivers

Posted on Fri, 14 Jul 2023

We really should look after them better than we do, and show them the respect that they are due. All true beauty is dangerous too.

(Can't believe that rhymes, it WAS an accident, but I'll leave it anyway).

Thanks for reading and...

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Posted in Don't Blame The River

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As good as anything

Posted on Wed, 12 Jul 2023

  I've read on here for a while. Marvellous. Well done.

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Posted in Cleanser of Demons

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Congratulations! This is Today's Pick of the Day July 12th 2023

Posted on Wed, 12 Jul 2023

 Strong narrative and imagery in this fine poem takes us along on the guided tour of the eponymous castle, that's why it's today's Pick of the Day.

Please spread the word on whatever is your social medium of choice, dear ABC-ers.

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Posted in Castell Coch (Red Castle)

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I wonder if it is a corruption of another word,

Posted on Wed, 12 Jul 2023

 that often happens over time. A candidate might be Cloch, which means bell, I believe. However, historians and archaelogists will have pored over such possibilities for years.

I only point it out, because - as you may very well know -...

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Posted in Castell Coch (Red Castle)

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