Kilb50

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I have 216 stories published in 0 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 407696 times and 280 of my stories have been cherry picked.
41 of my 647 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 43 votes

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The Shadows Between Us and The God of Mischief were published in Worcester Litfest's Flash Fiction anthology 2024 (Black Pear Press)

The Poet's Ear, A Geisha's Revenge, and The Cake Factory Visit were published in Worcester Litfest's Flash Fiction anthology 2022 (Black Pear Press)

The Love Vaccine, The Not-So Green Man and Vampire Wedding in North Cornwall were published in Worcester Litfest's Flash Fiction anthology 2021 (Black Pear Press).

Lilith and the Half-Cut Magician and Moon Mamas of the Silk River Nostoi were published in Worcester Litfest's Flash Fiction anthology 2020 (Black Pear Press).

Cathedral Swans was published in Call & Response, an anthology of poems celebrating Worcester Cathedral (Black Pear Press 2020)

The Child We Can Never Have was published in Contour magazine, February 2018.

Billy Ulysses... was runner up in Abc's Poem of the Year award, 2014.

Spring was highly commended in the 2012 Larkin-East Riding poetry competition

The Ghost of Milton Friedman... won the 2012 Abc poetry competition

Nicolaus Copernicus... was published in Gold Dust Anthology, 2012

The Poet Laid Bare was published in The Big Issue, 2011

A Tea Box... was a prize-winner in the MIND poetry competition 2010

Leipzig was chosen for the 2005 Midland Arts Centre 'Short Cuts' readings & subsequently published in Gold Dust magazine, 2006

 

My 1st novel Hawk Island was originally published by: http://www.electronpress.com/ (Note: Currently unavailable)

Print editions of my poetry collection Beautiful Fish available from Amazon; digital edition from Cerasus Poetry.

My historical novel, The Castle, is available from Amazon in hardback, paperback and Kindle editions.

New novel, The Shadow Between Us, scheduled for publication late 2025.

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Cherry

The Department of War

There is no Department of Peace
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Cherry

Welcome to the New World

There's a deal to be made but everybody dies...

Doomed Love Poem

There's an orange cat below us/scratchin' at the trunk...
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Gold cherry

Something Known

Poem.
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41 of my comments have received 43 Great Feedback votes

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A wonderfully evocative poem

Posted on Fri, 29 Oct 2010

A wonderfully evocative poem capturing the essence of Cornwall & Cornish art. A very fine Pick of the Day & tribute to seashore!

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Posted in St Ives, Summer 1993

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Jane - I enjoyed this poem,

Posted on Thu, 11 Feb 2021

Jane - I enjoyed this poem, particularly the line 'Now we are detached/the energy is mine.' The ability to read or commune with nature seems to be key for the energy to shift. Enticing & intriguing! Very well done.

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Posted in After the Blizzard

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Thanks for reading & your

Posted on Sat, 06 Sep 2025

Thanks for reading & your comment Di! Trump - the self styled 'President of Peace' - couldn't give a damn about Gaza & the ongoing slaughter. Don't forget, the right wing evangelists support Trump & they believe that when Israel takes...

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Posted in The Department of War

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Thanks insert!

Posted on Sat, 06 Sep 2025

Thanks insert!

 

Yes, Taco Trump has just renamed the Defence Department the Department of War.

 

On a brighter note: only another 3 years & 2 months to go...

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Posted in The Department of War

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Difficult to sleep, difficult

Posted on Sun, 22 Jun 2025

Difficult to sleep, difficult to read about, difficult - in my case at least - to even bother writing these days as I try & comprehend that such inhumanity can take place without so much as a peep from our useless 'government'. Well done...

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Posted in Fifty-One Empty Places at the Dinner Table

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A difficult story very well

Posted on Thu, 22 Jun 2023

A difficult story very well told. All best wishes to you jean.

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Posted in Is or Isn't Lena

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Wondrous images of evolving

Posted on Tue, 21 Mar 2023

Wondrous images of evolving spring, Jenny - the dressing, blanketing, & Freya's mantling of the earth, all carried out with luminous  care & attention. Very enjoyable!

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Posted in Awakening Of Spring

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Best wishes to you Jean -

Posted on Wed, 08 Mar 2023

Best wishes to you Jean - hope everything goes well. And yes, I too laughed out loud at the male nurse!

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Posted in Bye bye baby breast

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Thanks as always insert. And

Posted on Mon, 27 Feb 2023

Thanks as always insert. And yes, thumbs up for IP sideboard poetry!

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Posted in Triptych

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Enjoyed reading about your

Posted on Sat, 25 Feb 2023

Enjoyed reading about your trek rhiannon. I walked the Malverns a couple of weeks ago, from the Beacon to British camp. There's a small cafe at the base of British camp  where, amongst other treats, you can buy rock cakes. It's one of life's...

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Posted in Midsummer Hill, southern end of the Malverns

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