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I have 216 stories published in
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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
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.
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!
Read full commentPosted in St Ives, Summer 1993
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.
Read full commentPosted in After the Blizzard
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...
Read full commentPosted in The Department of War
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...
Read full commentPosted in The Department of War
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...
Read full commentPosted in Fifty-One Empty Places at the Dinner Table
A difficult story very well
Posted on Thu, 22 Jun 2023
A difficult story very well told. All best wishes to you jean.
Read full commentPosted in Is or Isn't Lena
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!
Read full commentPosted in Awakening Of Spring
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!
Read full commentPosted in Bye bye baby breast
Thanks as always insert. And
Posted on Mon, 27 Feb 2023
Thanks as always insert. And yes, thumbs up for IP sideboard poetry!
Read full commentPosted in Triptych
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...
Read full commentPosted in Midsummer Hill, southern end of the Malverns
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