hilary west

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I have 251 stories published in 21 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 600814 times and 19 of my stories have been cherry picked.
189 of my 1,349 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 191 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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Encounter : Part Three - Conclusion

3 Encounter : Conclusion (The story so far) Adam Kesteven was stranded on the road one night and ended up at Shaston House. There he met certain...

Encounter : Part Two

2 Encounter (The story so far) Adam Kesteven was lost on the road after his car broke down. He found a large house in the vicinity and called there...
Cherry

Encounter : Part One

ENCOUNTER : Part One Adam Kesteven was thirty-five and looking for a home. He’d been in the estate agents all day looking for a house to share with...

A Casual Murder

A Casual Murder Sheila Atkinson was busy at the moment. The company she worked for, ‘Paisley’s Furniture Covers’, had just mounted a publicity...
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The Swarm

The Swarm They were everywhere. John Bullman had never known anything like it. Yes, there had been summers when there had been a few flies in the...

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189 of my comments have received 191 Great Feedback votes

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You are very brave to detail

Posted on Thu, 12 May 2022

You are very brave to detail such personal things which you do in a clinically objective way.

I hope you are free of the cancer at last.

Best Wishes,

hilary   

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Posted in Hospital 3 and Janus 11

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Oh Rhiannon, the caprice of

Posted on Thu, 12 May 2022

Oh Rhiannon, the caprice of being young. You sum it up so well !!!

hilary    

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Posted in First Choice

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Hi,

Posted on Mon, 09 May 2022

Hi,

A lovely way with words, jenny; they fall like a waterfall. Much enjoyed !!! Beautiful.

hilary    ...

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Posted in Maple Tree Den

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Hi,

Posted on Mon, 09 May 2022

Hi,

A very intelligent overview of the Russian situation. It is the gullibilityof ordinary people  that shocks me. They take in all the propaganda and don't question. Are we 'safe' in Britain? I certainly don't think so after hearing of...

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Posted in A Final Message From Moscow

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Hi Rhiannon,

Posted on Mon, 09 May 2022

Hi Rhiannon,

Another lovely wildflower poem. Bluebells are truly wonderful and so well described in this little gem !!!

hilary   

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Posted in The wonderful wild bells!

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Hi onemorething,

Posted on Sun, 08 May 2022

Hi onemorething,

Excellent   !!!

hilary  yes

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Posted in Yew

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Hi Jenny,

Posted on Mon, 02 May 2022

Hi Jenny,

 A very jazzy offering in every way, complex too ! Much enjoyed !!!

hilary  

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Posted in Trail Of Thought

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Hi Rhiannon,

Posted on Wed, 04 May 2022

Hi Rhiannon,

I Iiked this one. Great stuff !!!

hilary  laugh

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Posted in Felonious Tongue-Twister

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Time's best quality is

Posted on Fri, 06 May 2022

Time's best quality is definitely as a great healer, but a deceiver too, yes. Carpe diem is all I can say !

hilary

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Posted in Time and its Jovial Deceptions

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Hi,

Posted on Tue, 03 May 2022

Hi,

.............to a fat blonde monkey hanging from a zip-wire. That about says it all - where did it all go wrong ! Great stuff Kilb, I liked the way you gave their credentials, nearly all Oxford..... mmmmmmmm

hilary ...

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Posted in Ingerland My Ingerland: The Prime Ministers Who Made Me

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