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I have 436 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 404294 times and 82 of my stories have been cherry picked.
74 of my 567 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 74 votes

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Graham Fewell

 

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Mercury Rising

By forest_for_ever on Sat, 21 Jun 2025

Mercury Rising Oh boy do we like to talk about the weather! I always say that in the UK at least we’d be left speechless if the topic of the weather...
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Non-fiction
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Cherry

Zig not Zag

By forest_for_ever on Sat, 14 Jun 2025

I'm fortunate that my 'wrong turns' turned out right.
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Biography
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Half Remembered

By forest_for_ever on Sat, 22 Feb 2025

Half-remembered Waking Dreams Sleep, that enigmatic world of mysterious shadows that contains many and varied states of unconsciousness and a blurred...
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School Days - Walking Through My Mind

By forest_for_ever on Fri, 21 Feb 2025

Schooldays – Walking Through My Mind Warm days, sunny days Filled with playful times First day, school day Walking through my mind Infant steps,...
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Reunion With Self

By forest_for_ever on Fri, 14 Feb 2025

Reunion With Self I often wander off at obscure tangents when writing, which wasn’t helpful during my exam days! The temptation to be obscure and...
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74 of my comments have received 74 Great Feedback votes

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Beautiful

Posted on Mon, 12 Aug 2019

You have such a talent for rhythm and a sensitivity for writing on your surroundings...a beautiful poem.

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Posted in Through the year month by month

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Cat Therapy

Posted on Sat, 06 Oct 2018

I so adored this story.  Partly because it is true and beautiful, partly because I adore cats and one saved my wife's sanity.  Tali came to us in April 2014.  She jumped on my son's shoulders at the cat rescue centre....'she never does that!'...

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Posted in How writing (and a cat called Daisy) may have saved my life...

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Wow! This piece is hauntingly

Posted on Sat, 22 Feb 2025

Wow! This piece is hauntingly true.  I saw myself in many parts of it and it scared me (in a good way)  I realised how selfish I have been at times..  Thankfully I came out the other side and woke up before ti was too late..  The other spooky...

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Posted in Like dolphins can swim

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I think sideways rain is like

Posted on Fri, 21 Feb 2025

I think sideways rain is like gravity pockets, a localised gravity phenomenon that follows me and hits me with alarmingly inconvenient timing.  One that stands out for me was a time in the 70s when at 3.a.m it attacked me as I was working on a...

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Posted in The Sogginess of the Long-Distance Runner

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A beautiful way to start my

Posted on Sun, 29 Dec 2024

A beautiful way to start my Sunday morning.  I particularly love the first verse.  i prefer to take people as I find them and always enjoy relaxed company.

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Posted in Kind, wise lives

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I love the 'safe bud' line. 

Posted on Fri, 25 Oct 2024

I love the 'safe bud' line.  It's good to know plans are being laid for a new beginning next spring.  Loved this poem.

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Posted in Tumultuous Autumn

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A short, powerful poem, which

Posted on Mon, 05 Aug 2024

A short, powerful poem, which captures two themes at once.  Both eluding to emotions that contrast and make up who we are or can become.  Thank you

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Posted in In the summer heat

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I shall be reading this again

Posted on Sat, 04 Nov 2023

I shall be reading this again.  I loved it and it sent both chills and excitement through my veins. a brilliant take on the IP and a beautifully written piece.

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Posted in Persona non grata

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Powerful, symetrical and

Posted on Tue, 31 Oct 2023

Powerful, symetrical and fantastic imagery.  Worth a Pick of the Day and a part in any anthology....Luigi strikes again !

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Posted in One Good Turn

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Oh what memories...loved this

Posted on Wed, 11 Oct 2023

Oh what memories...loved this one.

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Posted in 6 (?) to dinner

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