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24 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 315114 times
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29 of my 752 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 32 votes
jerry ryan
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Impersonations
Hugh Guy always had a hard time living up to the stock character he was supposed to impersonate. He was tall but he didn't play basketball which some...
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- 10 reads
In Pursuit Of United States
Esteemed philosopher/auteur Allan Konigsberg made the observation that a man who wanted to be ridden like a horse was a pervert until he met a woman...
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Untie the Die
Like almost everybody, I've spent a lot of time trying to figure out the meaning of "you can't always get what you want but if you try sometimes, you...
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Roll the Tie Dice
Aside from the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune and the black swan of catastrophic non-linearity, the quality of our lives is dependent upon...
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Penis in Space (SMILE)
Yeah Has there ever been an object as phallic as the vehicle that Bezos used to launch himself into space? The cowboy hats upon return and prior to...
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just below the surface
Posted on Mon, 03 Aug 2020
in the darkness where falling to greater depth is flying. We are only fearsome at the surface where we misunderstand and are misunderstood simultaneously.
Read full commentPosted in Sea Monsters
Reminders of unconditional love
Posted on Mon, 20 Jul 2020
bring us courage every time that we connect with them. A beautiful, heart felt poem that will touch the heart of all readers.
Read full commentPosted in "Anna's Blanket"
simply irresistible
Posted on Thu, 21 Sep 2017
a few clean up notes
get rid of a couple "littles"
clarify this sentence" The look, in her mind’s eye, that right now made her want to her jump right back on one and go home"
seek alternatives to the word "seem" ( appear,...
Read full commentPosted in Wrinkles
so skillfully realized
Posted on Thu, 17 Jun 2021
I admire/envy the meticulous rendering of your imagination. The care you take in construction and grammar makes this story that much more spellbinding and engaging. Bravo, Penny..Bravoe. And Hipswell is downright Dickensian.
Read full commentPosted in "Willow's Tail" 11
sensual
Posted on Mon, 17 May 2021
When we are children life is full of new sensations and I'm afraid that we grow more insensitive and jaded as we age and begin to take the world for granted. Beautifully written.
Read full commentPosted in Bobby-Joe-George
well......
Posted on Thu, 07 Jan 2021
A leader does what nobody else is doing...that's why they're leaders.
Once again I could go on and on with dates and quotes and stats to defend my point of view but what's the point? I've never hated Trump and still don't. As a...
Read full commentPosted in Loser, Loser, Loser
juxtaposition
Posted on Sat, 01 Aug 2020
is a key to imagination. Imagination is a key to creativty. Creativity is a key to inspiration. Thank you for this imaginative, creative, inspiring piece.
Read full commentPosted in To my imaginary child
Traumas scalded to retinas indeed
Posted on Sat, 01 Aug 2020
It's not enough to close our eyes and pretend trauma didn't happen. Even with our eyes closed, our heart has a vision of its own that persists like Camembert melting on an abandoned shore that never retreats into the waves of non-chalance.
Read full commentPosted in To my imaginary child
Drew
Posted on Sat, 09 May 2020
Wonderful news. I'm very proud of you. Is the book still available on Amazon or Kindle. You've put in the time as well as being an inspiration to many of us, myself included. Best of luck
Read full commentPosted in Flamingo Dreams
Inspiration
Posted on Fri, 17 Jul 2020
When I was a kid, my teacher said that it was impossible to read all the books in our school library even in the course of a lifetime. Now that I'm getting older, I feel an urgency to read the ones that I've missed and I realize that I have soo...
Read full commentPosted in "Once Upon a Place to Read"
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