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I have 1135 stories published in
4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2816659 times
and 639 of my stories have been cherry picked.
339 of my 5,130 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 349 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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Advice to future generations
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The Full English
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The Maid of Orleans
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A Thought
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I can sympathise with your
Posted on Tue, 12 Nov 2019
I can sympathise with your painful memory, Claudine, as I had a similar experience when a small tot. (Pun intended). After a party, the grown-ups had gone out the room leaving a few bottles of liqueurs behind. I and another child decided to drain...
Read full commentPosted in Godot
Many superstitions and fears
Posted on Sun, 03 Nov 2019
Many superstitions and fears are associated with graveyards. References to black magic and zombies were rife in popular literature and burial grounds acquired a mysterious aura.
Read full commentI remember when youngsters dared each other to cross a...
Posted in Graveyards
What a beautiful, lyrical
Posted on Thu, 31 Oct 2019
What a beautiful, lyrical poem, Di, truly deserving of the cherries.
Read full commentThanks for sharing it.
I was struck by the coincidence of both of us writing about birds on the same day, yours on murmuration (starlings) and mine on ...
Posted in starlings
Geese and all birds are
Posted on Thu, 31 Oct 2019
Geese and all birds are fascinating creatures, Claudine. The graceful ballet they offer during migration is spectacular. I never tire of watching their aerial displays.
Luigi x
P.S. Thanks for pointing out the typo, now corrected....
Read full commentPosted in Geese
I used to live in a town in
Posted on Wed, 30 Oct 2019
I used to live in a town in the north of Italy not far from Switzerland I once was in Lugano, which is in the Italian-speaking Canton of Ticino and wanting some information I asked a station porter if he spoke Italian and was met by...
Read full commentPosted in Army Knives and Cuckoo Clocks
I detect in this poem the
Posted on Sat, 26 Oct 2019
I detect in this poem the sadness of an unhappy relationship which promised much but whose fragility is represented by the ephemeral life of the wild flowers in the bride's bouquet.
Read full commentThese anemones will wither and die like the marriage...
Posted in Wood Anemones
How could I have missed this
Posted on Sun, 15 Sep 2019
How could I have missed this gem, Di? I am now glad that it appeared on the front page and I was able to savour its brilliance. I concur with the fulsome praise that the poem has received and congratulate you on being awarded the double honours...
Read full commentPosted in wings, late summer
Hi JoAnne.
Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2019
Hi JoAnne.
Read full commentThis lovely poem of yours has made me thinking. Since the fifth century BCE mentions have been made of the existence of a horse with one horn. Unless this animal was confused with the rhino, it is not beyond the realm of...
Posted in There are no such things as Unicorns
Oh, this is really good
Posted on Fri, 06 Sep 2019
Oh, this is really good Graham. I bet that Adam and Eve would have taken nudity in their stride but they would have been bemused by other aspects of modern behaviour and I wonder what they would have thought of the technology. It is nice to...
Read full commentPosted in Dear Adam & Eve
Good morning Di.
Posted on Tue, 03 Sep 2019
Good morning Di.
Read full commentI am not a bricklayer but in my younger days I was naive enough to believe that I could build a Spanish wall with three layers of breeze blocks on top of ordinary bricks and I actually did it. At this point you may suspect...
Posted in wall
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