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I have 245 stories published in 21 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 363142 times and 19 of my stories have been cherry picked.
162 of my 1,297 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 164 votes

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hilary west

I have been writing for over 25 years and some of my work is on here. In my time I have written novels, short stories, poetry, plays and assorted ephemera. I hope you enjoy your time discovering my site.

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The Florrie and Jack Dialogues : A Gay Pride (Episode 7)

A Gay Pride Florrie : Trevor is out of jail, Jack. Jack : I’m glad, Mum. It must have been so different from Wolverhampton university. F : You are...

The Florrie and Jack Dialogues : Coming Out (Episode 6)

Coming Out Jack : Any more news from the prison, Mum? Florrie : Your Aunt Cilla was telling me Trevor is so involved with the writers group it takes...

The Florrie and Jack Dialogues : A Prison Romance (Episode 5)

A Prison Romance Florrie : More rumours, Jack. Jack : What do you expect in prison? F : Well, I didn’t expect to learn from a prison guard my nephew...

The Florrie and Jack Dialogues : The Write Stuff : (Episode 4)

The Write Stuff Florrie : Do you know, Jack, your Aunt Cilla was telling me Trevor has lost the will to live in that prison? Jack : Two years is an...

The Florrie and Jack Dialogues : Bars of Hope (Episode 3)

Bars of Hope Florrie : That prison, Jack. It was awful. I felt like a criminal myself. I was searched. And poor Trevor he hasn’t been in there a week...

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162 of my comments have received 164 Great Feedback votes

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You keep up the rhythm and

Posted on Thu, 25 Mar 2021

You keep up the rhythm and rhyme so well in this poem, Luigi. I am not so keen on this new tech stuff : Ipods, streaming, it's all Greek to me !

Hilary    

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Posted in A Lack of Application(s)

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Hi Rhiannon,

Posted on Fri, 26 Mar 2021

Hi Rhiannon,

Lovely little poem. I liked the image of the spoke of a wheel and the picture too to illustrate it. Nice and whimsical !!!

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Posted in Looking down on the city’s departures …

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Hi Jenny,

Posted on Sat, 27 Mar 2021

Hi Jenny,

Loved the section about the dormice and then the beautiful garden imagery : super !!!

hilary  

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Posted in Pastiche

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Hi Luigi,

Posted on Sun, 14 Mar 2021

Hi Luigi,

Great rhyming in this poem, Luigi. It rattled along at a pace and worked very well !!!

Hilary    

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Posted in Hurdles

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Hi Jenny,

Posted on Sun, 14 Mar 2021

Hi Jenny,

This was full of evocative imagery and quite sensual in its nature. An enjoyable read !!!

Hilary

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Posted in Escape To Freedom

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Hi Jenny,

Posted on Wed, 10 Mar 2021

Hi Jenny,

It's nice to look back, isn't it. Sounds like an entrancing place, well described !!!

Best Wishes,

Hilary

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Posted in Lydford Gorge

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Loved your musicality in this

Posted on Thu, 31 Dec 2020

Loved your musicality in this, Jenny. I felt I was in a symphony of dreams !

Happy New Year

Hilary   

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Posted in Symphony Of Emotions

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Hi,

Posted on Mon, 04 Jan 2021

Hi,

What good advice this is, Rhiannon. Let's hope many will take it on board!

Happy New Year,

Hilary

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Posted in Packing

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A very nice portrait of

Posted on Sun, 20 Dec 2020

A very nice portrait of Christmas. It was an enjoyable read.

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Posted in Christmas Time

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Hi onemorething,

Posted on Sun, 20 Dec 2020

Hi onemorething,

I liked this idea of writing about a paintng and making an accompanying poem. I once did this with a story I wrote. You did it terribly well and it had an arcane ring about it !

Hilary   

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Posted in Morning

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