Frances Macaulay Forde
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11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 120641 times
and 26 of my stories have been cherry picked.
33 of my 418 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 33 votes
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Although retired, I live on the Sunset Coast of Western Australia and occasionally write poetry & stories.
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IMDB: A short film made from my script on You Tube - 2006.
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My stories
Loose Lettuce Leaf Factory Tour
Brake squeal announced busload disembark - not locals but a chattering multi-cultural arc. Concentration torn from my romance book I grabbed my bag...
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POSTAGE
“ Will you get the mail please, Susan? Take Clement with you. And the gun.” I stood up, shoulders back. “I can drive myself. I’ve got my license now...
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African Memories
Old Madala, a picannin friend and I passed time in mouth-watering anticipation. Under the Mopana tree, which stood near their khia at the end of our...
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Counting Sleep
I have so many Pinterest boards, they overwhelm me... but it’s necessary I check them every night before sleep. Gazing at the beautiful photos calms...
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Computer Messenger
Computer Messenger… Banter that backfired because literal interpretations got lost in considered connotations, (re-read a thousand times) of what...
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Congratulations!
Posted on Tue, 22 Mar 2022
Congratulations on the cherries!
Read full commentPosted in To Dream Of Swallows Is An Ill Omen
Full of 'feels'
Posted on Tue, 08 Mar 2022
Thank you Jennifer, this is a wonderfully expressed experience, shared with us all. Even the sense of freedom from the last line. My kind of poetry: many-layered, eliciting an instant but also measured response. Congratulations on the cherries...
Read full commentPosted in Up On The Ridgeway
Salient
Posted on Tue, 15 Mar 2022
A salient piece, Marandina. Congratulations on the cherries. Wishing all safe passage to peace.
Read full commentPosted in Het Bonhe
The Easy Option...
Posted on Sun, 06 Mar 2022
...is not always 'easy'. Your clever words made me smile, Luigi. Thank you and congratulations.
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Thought provoking.
Posted on Mon, 14 Mar 2022
Inspiring, depressing, thoughtful and worrying. Thank you for such an inciteful and interesting view of the world, Jane. I often feel alien. Congratuations on the golden cherries!
Read full commentPosted in This Cannot Be Our Home
Her Troubles
Posted on Fri, 04 Feb 2022
A very well-drawn character, dragging herself from one day to the next, through the thumping rythum of her life. Clever. Sympathetic. Lots of Irish references made this piece very green. Thank you. Stay well.
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502 Kilometers
Posted on Fri, 11 Mar 2022
Such a difficult subject, so well expressed, Turlough. I haven't found words of my own to share such horror - the feelings. But you have, perfectly, so I don't need to anymore. I can share yours, thank you. Cherries well deserved too. Stay...
Read full commentPosted in 502 Kilometres
A Day Trip
Posted on Thu, 10 Mar 2022
Gave me a giggle, Luigi - thank you. Sounds like your trip was in fact, perfect!
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Very amusing - excellent
Posted on Mon, 16 Mar 2020
Very amusing - excellent characters too. Is this a book or the concept of a TV Series script? Made me think of the Irish Series, Father Ted, so I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
Read full commentPosted in An Ill Wind
Circle of story...
Posted on Wed, 26 Feb 2020
Your handling of moments in time; past, present and future, is admirable. It's lovely to read your writing again PT.
I particularly enjoyed your completion of the circles - your storytelling is masterful. You have complete control of...
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