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I have 1217 stories published in
4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3139511 times
and 658 of my stories have been cherry picked.
355 of my 5,148 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 375 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
A Matter of Regret
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Light and Dark
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Seeing the Light
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Man Mountain
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He Ain't Heavy
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Hi Di. I admire the lyricism
Posted on Tue, 04 Feb 2020
Hi Di. I admire the lyricism and inventiveness that you employ in your poetry and your use of metaphors although the line Trees snug in moss onesies threw me as I had no inkling of the meaning of 'onesies' and had to look it up.The...
Read full commentPosted in Present
Hi Di. Talking of cats going
Posted on Sat, 11 Jan 2020
Hi Di. Talking of cats going missing, prior to Toby I used to have another black and white cat called, what else but Whisky. We had a very long garden which faced a big field and I built a path on which he slowly trundled to the fence at the end...
Read full commentPosted in King of the Road
I am amazed at how your
Posted on Wed, 08 Jan 2020
I am amazed at how your output is consistently excellent, o.m.t.. and envious of your brilliance, I must confess.
My best wishes and congratulations, Luigi.
Read full commentPosted in There is hope here
Like everything else, you
Posted on Fri, 10 Jan 2020
Like everything else, you have to learn the technique and there is no danger in looking at the spider through the glass; in fact by keeping it in your sight you will be sure that it hasn't escaped capture in the meantime. As an additional...
Read full commentPosted in The Female of the Species (a ryūka)
A brilliant addition to your
Posted on Fri, 03 Jan 2020
A brilliant addition to your collection that has a great number of poems which show your appreciation and concern for the natural world.
Well done on Pick of the Week, thoroughly deserved.
Best wishes, Luigi
Read full commentPosted in You can’t cling to something once it has gone.
All Japanese poems are
Posted on Fri, 03 Jan 2020
All Japanese poems are syllabic, Di. There are several forms each containing lines with a variable numbers of syllables. The lantern poem with 1, 2, 3, 4 and 1 is the most minimalist after the haiku, I believe.
Luigi x
Read full commentPosted in A Chinese Lantern
Hello Di, I much enjoyed your
Posted on Thu, 14 Nov 2019
Hello Di, I much enjoyed your multilayered poem full of real-life images with which we all can relate.
Read full commentThe reference to toilet rolls made me smile as it brought to mind my latest purchase, a jumbo pack of 18 rolls at basement prices from a...
Posted in layers
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
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