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I find the same with series

Posted on Sat, 28 Jul 2018

I find the same with series that run on. As I post new sections, the readership dwindles. I killed my last one fairly early, preferring to go with a short story. I've tried longer pieces in the past. There are options, I suppose. If you can get...

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I'm really relieved to read

Posted on Sat, 28 Jul 2018

I'm really relieved to read you're over that. Thank goodness. I suppose when we don't get the results we hoped for it makes us dig deeper. Maybe go through what you've written and see how you might sink the hook in more firmly - get the reader...

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Very visual and thought

Posted on Fri, 27 Jul 2018

Very visual and thought-provoking, Richard. Hope you are well.

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Posted in WHAT I SEE AND DON'T

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Modern times. That phrase

Posted on Fri, 27 Jul 2018

Modern times. That phrase must be on some astronomical cycle. Triggered by the orbit of Saturn around the sun maybe. You have a point, though, more and more satisfaction is had vicariously. Except getting drunk maybe. Sleep is an underrated...

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Posted in Cacophony On Holiday

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Lovely thinking aloud,

Posted on Sun, 22 Jul 2018

Lovely thinking aloud, Richard. Well done on the pick.

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Posted in HERE I SIT

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Thanks insert. I'm thinking

Posted on Tue, 17 Jul 2018

Thanks insert. I'm thinking along the lines of a "Spot The Ball" themed competition where writers post a piece with a line deliberately removed and readers place an "x" at the line's location. £5,000 cash prize or an Austin Allegro plus...

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Posted in Distance

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I think you should. More

Posted on Wed, 11 Jul 2018

I think you should. More power to that pen. I'd apply for citizenship, but my ancestors jumped the gun. It has to be a grandparent. I used to know a lot of old songs, if that helps. ;)

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I'm sure you're both

Posted on Wed, 11 Jul 2018

I'm sure you're both guapisimos (handsome buggers), and your poetry too.

Courtesy of SpanishDict translator. Other translators are also available. :))

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What a beautiful and personal

Posted on Tue, 03 Jul 2018

What a beautiful and personal piece that just screams "Share me!".

A well-trodden path.

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Posted in Remnants

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Such a poetic reply is a

Posted on Mon, 02 Jul 2018

Such a poetic reply is a bonus. Hope you're both well Richard. Kevin

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Posted in Silence is Night

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