Frances Macaulay Forde
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I have 53 stories published in
10 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 44953 times
and 16 of my stories have been cherry picked.
5 of my 238 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 5 votes
Frances Macaulay Forde
lives on the Sunset Coast of Australia and writes for page, stage and screen.
My stories
Lakeside on Campus
I’m sitting here next to the lake listening to the Magpie’s talk, the Wood Ducks peep, the fountains filter their water. This is the first entry into...
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Wardrobe Mistress
I stood in front of the wardrobe we shared and stared and stared. I had just seen her with overalls down below her knees, your familiar bare bum...
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Unconditional
That moment when I realized you weren’t asleep, I couldn’t cry. I wanted to, thought I should, but I couldn’t shed tears for all those years when I...
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Tall Tree Tanka
Unfortunately too many enjoy trying to fell tall trees when they should be hugged. We need to learn to look up. Frances Macaulay Forde © 2014
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RECYCLED
Sociable weaver birds gather Kalahari sticks, grass, cotton to construct home trees for hundreds. Out-dated rest points built to carry distance wires...
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