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I have 1137 stories published in
4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2827194 times
and 643 of my stories have been cherry picked.
343 of my 5,142 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 353 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.
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Humpty Dumpty Updated
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Malice Aforethought
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Orange Is Not the Only Colour
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Here is the News
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A Matter of Regret
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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
Read full commentPosted in The Trouble With Breathing
Hi Rachel.
Posted on Sun, 26 Apr 2020
Hi Rachel.
Read full commentWe 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...
Posted in Kissing Frogs
A very clever imagery of the
Posted on Wed, 22 Apr 2020
A very clever imagery of the white-coated swan as a doctor and the related reference to the virus. Truly apposite to the current situation.
Luigi x
Read full commentPosted in I Want To Tell You Things
A fascinating disquisition
Posted on Sun, 19 Apr 2020
A fascinating disquisition about a tree of which I knew nothing about apart from its association with gin and one you have expressed with your usual eloquence.
Read full commentI am much more enlightened now that you have revealed that it too feels the...
Posted in Juniper Tree
An interesting and revealing
Posted on Fri, 17 Apr 2020
An interesting and revealing poem about the the physiological adaptation of those hypogean creatures, the blind cave fish, to darkness which revives memories of one's own metamorphosis.
Stylish as ever.
Luigi x
Read full commentPosted in The Biology of Caves
Hi Rachel, so glad you
Posted on Mon, 13 Apr 2020
Hi Rachel, so glad you followed up my suggestion to write on "And yet it moves" and produced another magnificent piece.
I am chuffed by the dedication, thanks.
Luigi x
Read full commentPosted in And Yet It Moves
I never cease to be surprised
Posted on Sat, 11 Apr 2020
I never cease to be surprised by your ability to turn facts into delicious poetry., Rachel. I am sure that in addition to the Galilean feather episode you could also weave his famous dictum "Eppur si muove" into an ode. More power to your elbow...
Read full commentPosted in The Law of Falling Bodies
A very instructive poem about
Posted on Thu, 09 Apr 2020
A very instructive poem about an avian brood parasite which grows outside its parental controls and a metaphor for the relationship between alienated parents and teenagers with contrasting expectations, attitudes and behaviour. Well written and...
Read full commentPosted in Learning How To Be Human
Always look on the bright
Posted on Wed, 08 Apr 2020
Always look on the bright side. Chin up and keep well.
Luigi x
Read full commentPosted in I Tell Myself This When I Am Afraid
Natural progression. Luigix
Posted on Sun, 22 Mar 2020
Natural progression.
Luigix
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