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I have 1034 stories published in 4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1471221 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

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Luigi Pagano

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

Couch Potatoes and Limp Lettuces Leaves

Image : Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic licence - Author: https://www.flickr.com/photos/e3000
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Cherry

Musings

I suppose it was my fault for being too insistent in asking for assistance, but I did not expect so many visitors.
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A Crazy Life

No excuse to be lazy.
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Cherry

Herbs

I haven't green fingers, my forte is gastronomy
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Cherry

The Lion's Mouth - Part 2

Venice in the 14th century was a hotbed of conspiracies and intrigues. The secret police had placed lion- shaped letter boxes on the walls of the city so that citizens could inform on one another if they believed treachery was being committed.
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316 of my comments have received 331 Great Feedback votes

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A subtle and refined poem

Posted on Thu, 21 May 2020

A subtle and refined poem rich with elegant phraseology recalling and yearning for the realisation of an old promise (perhaps forgotten) "in renewed anticipation, suspended in the aspic of recollection."
Altogether enjoyable.

Luigi x

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Posted in The Promise of Sunlight

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A seed growing in a congenial

Posted on Fri, 15 May 2020

A seed growing in a congenial environment will germinate and multiply if care is taken not to let it be smothered by weeds.  Similarly, good words and good deeds will flourish and spread if not strangled by selfishness. A sound, uplifting message...

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Posted in A seed that multiplied

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Hi Rachel, catching up with

Posted on Mon, 11 May 2020

Hi Rachel, catching up with reading after vainly trying to come up with something worthwhile to post and failing. Even Jessica seems to have lost her appeal.
Interesting how people's interpretations of your poetry differ. I have stopped...

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Posted in In My Pocket

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Yet another poem that shows

Posted on Sat, 09 May 2020

Yet another poem that shows your knowledge and love of words, Rachel. The topic reminded me of the melodious cavatina in the film The Deer Hunter. 

Luigi x

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Posted in The Exhaustion of the Hunt

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I have to come clean, Rachel,

Posted on Tue, 05 May 2020

I have to come clean, Rachel, and reveal that it was something you said in one of your comments that gave me the idea for this circumlocutory piece . I am not only like a squirrel but also as a thieving magpie: I tend to borrow or steal from...

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Posted in A Literary Squirrel

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A very poignant viewpoint

Posted on Sun, 03 May 2020

A very poignant viewpoint expressed with your usual verve. Mathematics of loneliness is just perfect.

Luigi x

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Posted in Distance

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Yes Claudine, even in those

Posted on Wed, 29 Apr 2020

Yes Claudine, even in those days, when Italy was not an unified country but an amalgam of independent states and foreign powers, Milan was a busy commercial city. But what aggravated the situation was that, as a result of troop movements...

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Posted in The Great Plague of Milan

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Hi Rhiannon.

Posted on Wed, 29 Apr 2020

Hi Rhiannon.
You are absolutely right. The fragility of the current situation mirrors that experienced by the victims of that 1630 pandemic. Although the general assumption is that history teaches us to recognise our mistakes and learn from...

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Posted in The Great Plague of Milan

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Hello again Rachel.

Posted on Sun, 26 Apr 2020

Hello again Rachel.
I replied to your query about half an hour ago but lately I noticed that notications reach my inbox long after the comments itself. I don't know if it is a general problem.

Best, Luigi x

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Posted in The Trouble With Breathing

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Hi Rachel.

Posted on Sun, 26 Apr 2020

Hi Rachel.
We haven't yet established if it is a frog or a toad at the bottom of her garden.
As far as writing goes I just do it on impulse, as and when the Muse strikes. Having decided on a topic I start scribbling and see how it...

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Posted in Kissing Frogs

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