hilary west

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I have 245 stories published in 21 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 397314 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 Blackbirds : Part Two

By hilary west on Sun, 20 Dec 2015

WILY OLD BIRD : And then there’s the terrible child sex rings with prominent people involved, not least that scandalous Jimmy Saville and Cyril Smith...
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The Blackbirds : Part One

By hilary west on Sun, 20 Dec 2015

THE BLACKBIRDS This tableau is set in a middle of the road hotel in the present day. It is winter and Xmas is approaching. On this particular evening...
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CHERRY BLOSSOM GROVE : PART SIX (Conclusion)

By hilary west on Mon, 23 Nov 2015

PART SIX (Hermione’s Bedroom) (There is a knock at the door) Ewan : Who’s that? Hermione : Quick, you’ll have to hide. Get into the wardrobe. (...
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CHERRY BLOSSOM GROVE : PART FIVE

By hilary west on Mon, 23 Nov 2015

PART FIVE (Ewan and Justin’s kitchen the next day. Justin is cooking breakfast) Ewan : I’ll have some of that. Justin : You’ll have to do your own,...
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CHERRY BLOSSOM GROVE : PART FOUR

By hilary west on Mon, 23 Nov 2015

PART FOUR ( The Patio) (Betty and Jasper Kesteven are having a brandy or two at the table) Betty : The sun’s weak, Jasper, isn’t it, compared to...
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162 of my comments have received 164 Great Feedback votes

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Some interesting dialogue in

Posted on Wed, 14 Jan 2015

Some interesting dialogue in this schooly fantasy. Pretty terrible teachers and pupils!!! It kept me reading !!!

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Posted in The Songstress' Lore of Lies

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 A  very economic word

Posted on Mon, 27 Jul 2015

 A  very economic word picture that is quite beautiful. I like the phrase 'breasts - tinged pink'; it is very evocative!

HW

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Posted in Flypast

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It can be very important to

Posted on Thu, 23 Jul 2015

It can be very important to get away as you say in this poem, a blessed relief, no matter how much you care for your loved ones when they age and get terrible problems!

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Posted in Valued Escapes (IP)

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I really like this one,

Posted on Fri, 01 May 2015

I really like this one, Rhiannon. with its sense of rhyme and half rhyme. It's a gem!

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Posted in Catching the eye

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Great cascading sequence of

Posted on Mon, 06 Apr 2015

Great cascading sequence of words.

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Posted in The River shows us truth

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A very apposite poem for

Posted on Fri, 03 Apr 2015

A very apposite poem for Easter, Rhiannon. Maybe it will make us all reflect on the reality of Christ's message!

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Posted in The Crux of the Crucifixion

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I must confess a terrible

Posted on Sat, 28 Mar 2015

I must confess a terrible thing happened to a hedgehog in my garden once. It was before people like Alan Titchmarsh told us to look under rubbish heaps before setting them alight. I never gave it a thought and yes one was under the leaves and...

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Posted in Hedgehogs

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I liked the line 'quiver in

Posted on Wed, 11 Mar 2015

I liked the line 'quiver in the cage' : the rest was very tender too!

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Posted in Things left unsaid

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A good advert for S.O.U.

Posted on Sun, 01 Mar 2009

A good advert for S.O.U.Read full comment

Posted in An Ode to Southern Oregon University

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