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I have 1036 stories published in
4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1483844 times
and 555 of my stories have been cherry picked.
316 of my 4,754 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 331 votes
I have been a member of ABCtales since 2003.
I have published five collections of poems: ‘Idle Thoughts’; ‘Reflections’; 'Cherry Ripe''; 'Poetry on Tap' and 'Cherry on Top' plus 'Guns and Dolls' – a short book containing three short stories – and three novelettes 'Jessica World', 'An Enquiring Mind' and 'A Life's Journey'
Digital versions of these can be found at Smashwords. and other distributors like Kobo and Barnes and Noble.
I was a member of Writers Group and indie publishers I*D Books based in Shotton, Flintshire until they ceased activity.
My work has been featured in various magazines and anthologies.
A regular contributor to ABCtales.com I also contributed to the websites Poetry24 and UKAuthors.co.uk. I was ‘Writer of the Month’ on the latter in December 2005.
My stories
In the Land of the Blind
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The Apple of my Eye
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The Chinese Kumquat
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Twists and Turns
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Patrick
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An absorbing and educational
Posted on Sat, 04 Jul 2020
An absorbing and educational well crafted poem, Rachel. Reading that the caterpillar can be poisonous was for me a revelation. Well done on the accolade.
Luigi x
Read full commentPosted in Puss Moths
A charming poem describing
Posted on Wed, 17 Jun 2020
A charming poem describing the imagination of a child at the sight of the rainbow, transporting him to a magic place that the adults cannot penetrate. Thanks for sharing this, JoAnne.
Luigi x
Read full commentPosted in "Could It Be Magic?"
For those conversant with
Posted on Wed, 17 Jun 2020
For those conversant with marine exploration the analogy between the mollusc and the eponymous submarine springs to mind but the poem delves into deeper waters and becomes, as I see it, a metaphor for fluctuating emotions like love, rejection and...
Read full commentPosted in Nautilus
A remarkable piece. Well done
Posted on Sun, 14 Jun 2020
A remarkable piece. Well done. Congratulations on Pick of the Day.
Luigi x
Read full commentPosted in Shark Eye Shell
I am slowly getting an
Posted on Sat, 13 Jun 2020
I am slowly getting an education by reading your poems Rachel. They are so fascinating that I feel duty bound to find more information about the subject. Today I have come across the noun 'cicada' twice first here and then from a prose poem by...
Read full commentPosted in The Loneliness of a Cicada
I agree, these brilliant
Posted on Sat, 13 Jun 2020
I agree, these brilliant lines makes the poem:
'But forget to grab my heart
Leaving it in the living room
Where it fibrillates weakly'
Well done, Kevin,
Read full commentLuigi
Posted in Unpicking knots
Prose poems are not easy to
Posted on Sun, 14 Jun 2020
Prose poems are not easy to do but this is top notch, Nicky.
Cheers, Luigi x
Read full commentPosted in This year's walk...(08)
Hi Kevin, now that you have
Posted on Sun, 14 Jun 2020
Hi Kevin, now that you have refreshed my memory I do remember that period very well as I was a bit older than you at the time. They were indeed interesting times. You have recreated that scene with a personal recollection. Thoroughly enjoyable,...
Read full commentPosted in Filling in time
I have the solution that
Posted on Thu, 28 May 2020
I have the solution that works for me, Rachel. I have locked that drawer and thrown away the key.
Peace man. As we used to say in my younger days.
Luigi x
Read full commentPosted in Anger
When depressed or under the
Posted on Sat, 23 May 2020
When depressed or under the weather it is easy to emphasise the negative side of life. We feel that there is no way out. Yet it's no use bottling things up, better to let it out, as you have done. I am very laid back and take everything in my...
Read full commentPosted in How To Be Authentic
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