Frances Macaulay Forde
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I have 129 stories published in
11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 201253 times
and 31 of my stories have been cherry picked.
44 of my 513 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 44 votes
Sue Coughlan
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.
BLOG: francesmacaulayforde.wordpress.com
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My stories
Refugee
Refugee Like a butterfly I am caught between the fly-screen and glass door through a veil of tears I see freedom but cling to the bars and want more...
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- 860 reads
Vacuuming
Vacuuming With every pull toward your body you expect obedience. Expect each tiny micron of dirt to be sucked up and away – captured. Tied neatly in...
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- 302 reads
Three Cinquains
You Glow You glow with love for me. Accepting all I give, never questioning if I love. I don’t. T ears F all Tears fall like rivers of pain...
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- 289 reads
Did you know?
This one's from my 1968 Notebook - actually written in 1970. I was 20 and into Astrology. Did you know? Did you know that Cancer was compatible with...
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Doors Closing
An old one - from Uni days (1999), before my Irish lover sent flowers and changed my life, forever. DOORS CLOSING How often has the door closed on...
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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
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