Frances Macaulay Forde
Primary tabs
I have 49 stories published in
10 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 40904 times
and 13 of my stories have been cherry picked.
3 of my 216 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 3 votes
Frances Macaulay Forde
lives on the Sunset Coast of Australia and writes for page, stage and screen.
My collections
My stories
Mwambeshi Memories
Days gone by when safety wasn’t an issue, I remember a little stream that beckoned a group of friends in Garneton. How many times did we saunter -...
- Read more about Mwambeshi Memories
- 4 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 716 reads
Splendid Blue
Splendid Blue In breeding plumage his world knows no guns, only the garden sprays killing his insect food. Still, he flits and flirts, happy in his...
- Read more about Splendid Blue
- 6 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 852 reads
Quiet!
I hear my world better when there are no words closed library eyes see eddying images churn before being controlled writing a new narrative it’s kind...
- Read more about Quiet!
- 2 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 381 reads
A Natural Mum
A Natural Mum a farmers daughter knew about living what was important filtered accordingly allowed her children freedom to explore worlds in books...
- Read more about A Natural Mum
- 3 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 503 reads
Without Wheels
Old-fashioned suitcases, the ones without wheels... Such treasures themselves for the memories they held. Skippered with no regard to a life-time of...
- Read more about Without Wheels
- 6 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 692 reads
Loved it!
Posted on Thu, 22 Oct 2015
Such an achingly heart-full poem, full of warmth and memory utilising all the senses at once. Love the journey, the lyrical approach and the final lines closing the circle of storytelling with a truth. Love, love, loved it, Tina! Thank you...
Read full commentPosted in 'The Borrowers' (Poetry Monthly)
Wow!
Posted on Mon, 20 Jan 2014
Wow! Such a beautifully wrought poem - the best I've read today and I have read quite a few in the last couple of hours... This is such a wonderful fascility to showcase talented but hitherto unknown (to me) writers.
Telling the story of...
Read full commentPosted in As Autumn Leaves