Frances Macaulay Forde
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I have 127 stories published in
11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 184213 times
and 31 of my stories have been cherry picked.
44 of my 512 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
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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- 215 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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- 217 reads
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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- 685 reads
Joey's Mountain
Joey's Mountain Oh, to be a Koala, cuddled for the first 12 months of your life. Snug and warm above, in a gum tree divide, safe in mum’s cozy fur...
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- 202 reads
"Love will Keep Us Together"
NEIL SEDAKA 1939 - 2026 He's always been and will continue to be a HERO of mine! Thank you, Neil, for all the love expressed so beautifully,...
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- 371 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
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