hilary west

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I have 245 stories published in 21 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 397313 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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Mr Dawson's Cat : Part Two

Peter stole into reception and had his ear cocked as Marian and Naomi stood chatting. "That Mr. Dawson couldn't afford the blood tests she needed,...

Mr Dawson's Cat : Part One

It looked very bleak. Mr. Green, the vet, was asking over a hundred pounds to give Judith, Mr. Dawson's beautiful, tortoiseshell cat, blood tests to...

Crooked Panacea : Scene 3 : Conclusion

CROOKED PANACEA 3 SCENE 3 (Petra and Gordon Havisham’s lounge in their Italian house. It is well-furnished and very comfortable. There are French...

Crooked Panacea : Scene 2

CROOKED PANACEA 2 SCENE 2 (The next day : Juliana’s apartment) JULIANA : Why don’t you make yourself comfortable, Simon? (They sit down) SIMON : I...

Crooked Panacea : Scene 1

CROOKED PANACEA A one act play for a cast of seven with 3 extras in 3 scenes. SETTING : The play is set in Rome one summer. CAST : Juliana : 20’s...

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162 of my comments have received 164 Great Feedback votes

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Another fine poem, Paul.

Posted on Sun, 19 Dec 2021

Another fine poem, Paul. Enjoyed it !!!

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Posted in A Fairy Tale of New York

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Loved this poem : those two

Posted on Wed, 24 Nov 2021

Loved this poem : those two books are some of my favourites and I appreciate the films of them too !!!

hilary     

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Posted in A Secret Garden

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Hi Jenny,

Posted on Mon, 13 Dec 2021

Hi Jenny,

Love this tribute to our feathery friend the robin. It is quite magical !!!

hilary    

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Posted in Robin At Winter Solstice

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This has just got better and

Posted on Sat, 18 Dec 2021

This has just got better and better as the numerical value increases : most interesting !!!
 

hilary       

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Posted in 18

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Hi,

Posted on Fri, 10 Dec 2021

Hi,

This was a lovely delight to come across. I could feel the beauty of the bulbs!

hilary   

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Posted in Blueprint

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Hi Jenny,

Posted on Thu, 30 Sep 2021

Hi Jenny,

Some lovely and evocative language in this as it coils and twists through the water..

Well done on Pick of the week!!!

hilary   

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Posted in Stone Loach

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Hi Rhiannon,

Posted on Tue, 28 Sep 2021

Hi Rhiannon,

Very interesting study of this strange little creature. The poem worked well, I particularly liked it when you went from briefly to 'brief-fly'.

hilary    

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Posted in Complicated lives of the little creatures!

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HI,

Posted on Sun, 26 Sep 2021

HI,

Beautiful, peaceful poem, Jenny. Loved the meandering through nature's world.

hilary   

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Posted in River Of Awareness

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Hi,

Posted on Sun, 26 Sep 2021

Hi,

Cleverly done, Rhiannon, to get all the words in the right place. Good rhyme and rhythm too. Enjoyed!

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Posted in The Rock

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Lovely way with words as you

Posted on Thu, 23 Sep 2021

Lovely way with words as you spiral through this poem of advice.

hilary   

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Posted in To Begin at the Beginning

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